Structure 5364 · Berks County, PA

Garman Road over Sacony Creek

Carries Garman Road over Sacony Creek, Heffners Bridge.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

81 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 through truss.

Built1905rebuilt 1956
Length81.0 ft24.7 m
Daily traffic65counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationHeffners Bridge
CarriesGarman Road
CrossesSacony Creek
Coordinates40.53259, -75.85347

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Area133.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1905 (reconstructed 1956)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic65 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000005364

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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