Structure 30518 · Schuylkill County, PA

Pa 54 over Pine Creek

Carries Pa 54 over Pine Creek, Barnesville.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT37 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

37 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 1977
Length37.1 ft11.3 m
Daily traffic5,297counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
LocationBarnesville
CarriesPa 54
CrossesPine Creek
Coordinates40.81564, -76.02943

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area153.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,297 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000030518

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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