Structure 8274 · Butler County, PA

T-731 E. Eldorado over North Branch Bear CR

Carries T-731 E. Eldorado over North Branch Bear CR, 1.5 Mi NW Of S.r. 0268.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

51 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199729 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic100counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
Location1.5 Mi NW Of S.r. 0268
CarriesT-731 E. Eldorado
CrossesNorth Branch Bear CR
Coordinates41.09876, -79.72232

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area130.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000008274

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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