Structure 52791 · Lehigh County, PA

American Parkway over Jordan DR

Carries American Parkway over Jordan DR, 0.10mi NE Fullerton AVE.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT236 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

236 ft end to end: about 3 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.

Built201511 years old
Length235.9 ft71.9 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 2013
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Location0.10mi NE Fullerton AVE
CarriesAmerican Parkway
CrossesJordan DR
Coordinates40.61915, -75.45961

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length235.9 ft (71.9 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area1337.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (2013)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000052791

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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