Structure 30620 · Schuylkill County, PA

Pa 125 (l.r.53053) over Branch Mahantango Creek

Carries Pa 125 (l.r.53053) over Branch Mahantango Creek, Vista Road.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT89 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

89 ft end to end, longest span 41 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built193789 years old
Length88.9 ft27.1 m
Daily traffic990counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
LocationVista Road
CarriesPa 125 (l.r.53053)
CrossesBranch Mahantango Creek
Coordinates40.68639, -76.54418

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Max Span41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area216.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic990 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000030620

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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