Structure 5369 · Berks County, PA

Long Road over Maiden Creek

Carries Long Road over Maiden Creek, Zettlemoyers Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT154 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

154 ft end to end: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 through truss.

Built1904rebuilt 2020
Length153.9 ft46.9 m
Daily traffic63counted 2012
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationZettlemoyers Bridge
CarriesLong Road
CrossesMaiden Creek
Coordinates40.58621, -75.89478

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Max Span151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Deck Width17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Area253.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1904 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic63 (2012)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000005369

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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