Structure 30969 · Schuylkill County, PA

Pine Creek Drive over Pine Creek

Carries Pine Creek Drive over Pine Creek, 1.8 Mi East Of Orwigsburg.

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 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

45 ft end to end, longest span 21 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193591 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic150counted 1980
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Location1.8 Mi East Of Orwigsburg
CarriesPine Creek Drive
CrossesPine Creek
Coordinates40.64970, -76.07052

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area91.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (1980)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000030969

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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