Structure 37940 · York County, PA

Lake Rd. over Bunch Creek

Carries Lake Rd. over Bunch Creek, 1 Mi West Of Spring Grove.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

26 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1937rebuilt 1994
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic2,211counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyYork
Location1 Mi West Of Spring Grove
CarriesLake Rd.
CrossesBunch Creek
Coordinates39.87919, -76.87998

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area67.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,211 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000037940

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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