Structure 22626 · Lebanon County, PA

I-78 Eb; SR 0078 over T-435

Carries I-78 Eb; SR 0078 over T-435, 0.5 Mi.e. Of Swatara Ck..

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT87 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

87 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length86.9 ft26.5 m
Daily traffic15,595counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLebanon
Location0.5 Mi.e. Of Swatara Ck.
CarriesI-78 Eb; SR 0078
CrossesT-435
Coordinates40.43930, -76.48427

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area344.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,595 (2024)
Truck Traffic43%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000022626

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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