Structure 30662 · Schuylkill County, PA

Pa 309(lr 226) over Trib. To Kershners Creek

Carries Pa 309(lr 226) over Trib. To Kershners Creek, 2 Mi. North Of Snyders.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

36 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1930rebuilt 1951
Length36.1 ft11 m
Daily traffic7,473counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Location2 Mi. North Of Snyders
CarriesPa 309(lr 226)
CrossesTrib. To Kershners Creek
Coordinates40.74093, -75.88853

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length36.1 ft (11 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Deck Area162.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1951)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,473 (2023)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000030662

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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