Structure 30685 · Schuylkill County, PA

Pa443(lr 140) over So. Br. Swatara Creek

Carries Pa443(lr 140) over So. Br. Swatara Creek, 1 Mi.east Of Pine Grove.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

103 ft end to end, longest span 98 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 deck arch.

Built1920rebuilt 1956
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic3,582counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Location1 Mi.east Of Pine Grove
CarriesPa443(lr 140)
CrossesSo. Br. Swatara Creek
Coordinates40.56495, -76.36818

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area276.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1956)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,582 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000030685

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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