Structure 15399 · Delaware County, PA

Saw Mill Road over Darby Creek

Carries Saw Mill Road over Darby Creek, 1.1mi.west Pa-320 13-a1.

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 overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

54 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.

Built1922104 years old
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic4,029counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyDelaware
Location1.1mi.west Pa-320 13-a1
CarriesSaw Mill Road
CrossesDarby Creek
Coordinates40.01256, -75.38723

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area105.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1922

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,029 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000015399

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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