Structure 5525 · Blair County, PA

US 22 Ebl over SR 8004 (22 / 764 Ramps)

Carries US 22 Ebl over SR 8004 (22 / 764 Ramps), 1.5 Mi.w.of Altoona.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

150 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1982rebuilt 2010
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic10,044counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBlair
Location1.5 Mi.w.of Altoona
CarriesUS 22 Ebl
CrossesSR 8004 (22 / 764 Ramps)
Coordinates40.44415, -78.44488

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area772.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1982 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,044 (2024)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000005525

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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