Structure 41578 · Berks County, PA

Museum Road over Wyomissing Creek

Carries Museum Road over Wyomissing Creek, Reading Museum.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

50 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 deck arch.

Built193096 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic4,000counted 2009
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationReading Museum
CarriesMuseum Road
CrossesWyomissing Creek
Coordinates40.32735, -75.94978

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Area243.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000041578

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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