Structure 9922 · Chester County, PA

East Gay Street over Penn Central (abandoned)

Carries East Gay Street over Penn Central (abandoned), 5mi.to Lr-15090 32b10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic13,640counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
Location5mi.to Lr-15090 32b10
CarriesEast Gay Street
CrossesPenn Central (abandoned)
Coordinates39.96240, -75.60090

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width60.4 ft (18.4 m)
Deck Area123.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,640 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000009922

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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