Structure 4944 · Berks County, PA

1003/06216/t-960 over Lake Ontelaunee

Carries 1003/06216/t-960 over Lake Ontelaunee, Lk.ontelaunee W.shore Dr..

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructure3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT403 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 1/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 3/9

403 ft end to end, longest span 115 ft: about 6 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 deck arch.

Built192799 years old
Length402.9 ft122.8 m
Daily traffic399counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationLk.ontelaunee W.shore Dr.
Carries1003/06216/t-960
CrossesLake Ontelaunee
Coordinates40.47126, -75.92063

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length402.9 ft (122.8 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area908.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1927

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic399 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000004944

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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