Structure 10840 · Chester County, PA

Reservoir Road over Rock Run

Carries Reservoir Road over Rock Run, 3/4 Mi S Pa 340 3469-b10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT29 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

29 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 deck arch.

Built1920rebuilt 1930
Length28.9 ft8.8 m
Daily traffic225counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
Location3/4 Mi S Pa 340 3469-b10
CarriesReservoir Road
CrossesRock Run
Coordinates40.00192, -75.86366

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area61.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1930)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic225 (2016)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000010840

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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