Structure 10664 · Chester County, PA

Hickory Hill Road over Little Elk Creek

Carries Hickory Hill Road over Little Elk Creek, 1.7 Mi S Pa 472 4020-e4.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

69 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 girder bridge.

Built1889rebuilt 1968
Length68.9 ft21 m
Daily traffic427counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
Location1.7 Mi S Pa 472 4020-e4
CarriesHickory Hill Road
CrossesLittle Elk Creek
Coordinates39.72693, -75.90766

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length68.9 ft (21 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area102.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1889 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic427 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000010664

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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