Structure 30691 · Schuylkill County, PA

Pa 443(lr53012) over Pine Creek

Carries Pa 443(lr53012) over Pine Creek, 1.1 Mi.ne Of Orwigsburg.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1929rebuilt 1952
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic2,917counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Location1.1 Mi.ne Of Orwigsburg
CarriesPa 443(lr53012)
CrossesPine Creek
Coordinates40.67176, -76.07449

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area69.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 1952)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,917 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000030691

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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