Straight Creek Rd
Carrying Straight Creek Rd over Billy Buck Run
Elk State Forest, Elk, Pennsylvania
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Straight Creek Rd in Elk, Pennsylvania sits above 53% of rated Pennsylvania bridges on inventory load rating (38 t), while its 2022 build year is earlier than 0% of Elk's recorded-year cohort (127 bridges).
Straight Creek Rd in Elk, Pennsylvania is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2022, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 8. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure PA:000000000069329
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · TRACE-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Straight Creek Rd
The Straight Creek Rd bridge in Elk, Pennsylvania carries Straight Creek Rd over Billy Buck Run. It was built in 2022, making it 4 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 6.7 meters (22 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 10 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Pennsylvania bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Park/Forest/Reservation.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 8/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Straight Creek Rd compares
Age against the county: built in 2022, earlier than 0 of Elk's 127 bridges with a recorded construction year (0%), against a county median build year of 1975. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Pennsylvania bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (23,297 of 23,299 rated).
Straight Creek Rd vs every rated Pennsylvania bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
38 Top 47% higher than 53% of 23,297 bridges
rated Pennsylvania bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Elk inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 127 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 2022
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 6.7 m (22 ft)
- Deck Width
- 6.8 m (22 ft)
- Owner
- State Park/Forest/Reservation
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 10 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000069329
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Straight Creek Rd is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Straight Creek Rd against other structures in Elk and across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Straight Creek Rd?
Straight Creek Rd in Elk, Pennsylvania on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Straight Creek Rd inspected?
Straight Creek Rd's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 10 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Straight Creek Rd is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Straight Creek Rd?
Straight Creek Rd has an NBI inventory load rating of 37.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Straight Creek Rd?
Straight Creek Rd is owned and maintained by State Park/Forest/Reservation.
How old is Straight Creek Rd and does age affect safety?
Straight Creek Rd was built in 2022, making it 4 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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