Structure 10258 · Chester County, PA

Chatham Road over US 1 Bypass

Carries Chatham Road over US 1 Bypass, Us-1;pa 841 Inter. 45j7.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT227 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

227 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length227.0 ft69.2 m
Daily traffic1,194counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
LocationUs-1;pa 841 Inter. 45j7
CarriesChatham Road
CrossesUS 1 Bypass
Coordinates39.83010, -75.82362

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length227.0 ft (69.2 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area754.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,194 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000010258

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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