Structure 20986 · Lancaster County, PA

Pa 23; SR 0023 over Conestoga River

Carries Pa 23; SR 0023 over Conestoga River, 0.25 Mi South Of US 30.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT840 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

840 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 2.3 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built1992rebuilt 2018
Length839.9 ft256 m
Daily traffic14,723counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
Location0.25 Mi South Of US 30
CarriesPa 23; SR 0023
CrossesConestoga River
Coordinates40.05353, -76.27204

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length839.9 ft (256 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Area4787.2 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1992 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,723 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000020986

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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