Structure 30885 · Schuylkill County, PA

Mill Creek Ave. over Mill Creek

Carries Mill Creek Ave. over Mill Creek, 0.7 Mi.east Of Pottsville.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

53 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length53.1 ft16.2 m
Daily traffic5,110counted 1992
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Location0.7 Mi.east Of Pottsville
CarriesMill Creek Ave.
CrossesMill Creek
Coordinates40.70096, -76.17422

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area215.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,110 (1992)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000030885

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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