Structure 28913 · Northampton County, PA

Bushkill Street over Bushkill Creek

Carries Bushkill Street over Bushkill Creek, S Of SR 22 @ Bushkill DR.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

174 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 2 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.

Built1953rebuilt 2011
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic3,080counted 1977
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
LocationS Of SR 22 @ Bushkill DR
CarriesBushkill Street
CrossesBushkill Creek
Coordinates40.69405, -75.21330

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area773.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,080 (1977)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000028913

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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