Structure 14633 · Dauphin County, PA

63rd Street over Norfolk Southern

Carries 63rd Street over Norfolk Southern, Off Derry St/ruthfrd Yard.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT396 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

396 ft end to end, longest span 127 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length396.0 ft120.7 m
Daily traffic4,000counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyDauphin
LocationOff Derry St/ruthfrd Yard
Carries63rd Street
CrossesNorfolk Southern
Coordinates40.26310, -76.77790

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length396.0 ft (120.7 m)
Max Span127.0 ft (38.7 m)
Deck Width41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Area1508.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000014633

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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