Structure 5022 · Berks County, PA

Covered Bridge RD over Manatawny Creek

Carries Covered Bridge RD over Manatawny Creek, Pleasantville.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT143 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

143 ft end to end. 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.

Built1852rebuilt 2004
Length143.0 ft43.6 m
Daily traffic1,654counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationPleasantville
CarriesCovered Bridge RD
CrossesManatawny Creek
Coordinates40.37920, -75.73876

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length143.0 ft (43.6 m)
Max Span137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area218 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1852 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,654 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000005022

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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