Structure 5425 · Berks County, PA

Berkley Rd. over Willow Creek

Carries Berkley Rd. over Willow Creek, 500 Ft West RTE 61.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 2/9 · sets the rating

60 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 deck arch.

Built193492 years old
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic424counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
Location500 Ft West RTE 61
CarriesBerkley Rd.
CrossesWillow Creek
Coordinates40.42711, -75.93875

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area261.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1934

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic424 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical2 — Bridge closed (monitoring)
Structure Number000000000005425

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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