Structure 23465 · Lehigh County, PA

Gun Club Road over Ontelaunee Creek

Carries Gun Club Road over Ontelaunee Creek, West Of New Tripoli.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT140 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

140 ft end to end, longest span 17 ft. 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 deck arch.

Built1885141 years old
Length140.1 ft42.7 m
Daily traffic50counted 1980
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
LocationWest Of New Tripoli
CarriesGun Club Road
CrossesOntelaunee Creek
Coordinates40.68152, -75.76981

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area298.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1885

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (1980)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000023465

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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