Structure 8255 · Butler County, PA

T-439 Watson RD over N Br Slippery Rock Creek

Carries T-439 Watson RD over N Br Slippery Rock Creek, 0.1 Mi W Of Black Road.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

38 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a through truss.

Built1900rebuilt 2009
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic50counted 2015
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
Location0.1 Mi W Of Black Road
CarriesT-439 Watson RD
CrossesN Br Slippery Rock Creek
Coordinates41.12308, -79.94694

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area55.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2015)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000008255

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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