Structure 30629 · Schuylkill County, PA

Lr417 Pa183 over Schuylkill River

Carries Lr417 Pa183 over Schuylkill River, Intersec.pa183-pa61.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

92 ft end to end, longest span 46 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1951rebuilt 1977
Length91.9 ft28 m
Daily traffic14,475counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
LocationIntersec.pa183-pa61
CarriesLr417 Pa183
CrossesSchuylkill River
Coordinates40.63736, -76.18257

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length91.9 ft (28 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area408.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,475 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000030629

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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