Structure 22928 · Lebanon County, PA

Mill Ave. over Tulpehocken Creek

Carries Mill Ave. over Tulpehocken Creek, Myerstown/tulpehocken.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

26 ft end to end, longest span 11 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 deck arch.

Built1900126 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic200counted 2012
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLebanon
LocationMyerstown/tulpehocken
CarriesMill Ave.
CrossesTulpehocken Creek
Coordinates40.37293, -76.29678

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area49.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1900

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2012)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000022928

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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