Structure 55693 · Somerset County, PA

US 219 over Sr2047 T419 T431 Buff CR

Carries US 219 over Sr2047 T419 T431 Buff CR, Buffalo Creek Sbl.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,115 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

1,115 ft end to end, longest span 240 ft: about 3.1 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20188 years old
Length1115.2 ft339.9 m
Daily traffic2,038counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
LocationBuffalo Creek Sbl
CarriesUS 219
CrossesSr2047 T419 T431 Buff CR
Coordinates39.87213, -79.04283

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1115.2 ft (339.9 m)
Max Span240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Deck Width45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Area4690.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,038 (2023)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000055693

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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