Structure 6039 · Bradford County, PA

US 6 over Wallace Creek

Carries US 6 over Wallace Creek, 1mi.e Ofburlington Boro.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT46 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

46 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 2015
Length45.9 ft14 m
Daily traffic3,751counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2022every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBradford
Location1mi.e Ofburlington Boro
CarriesUS 6
CrossesWallace Creek
Coordinates41.70829, -76.91898

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length45.9 ft (14 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area155.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,751 (2024)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000006039

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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