Structure 30996 · Schuylkill County, PA

Second Street over Mahanoy Creek

Carries Second Street over Mahanoy Creek, 2nd St.btwn.beech & B Sts.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
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 FT67 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

67 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 1980
Length66.9 ft20.4 m
Daily traffic300counted 1981
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Location2nd St.btwn.beech & B Sts
CarriesSecond Street
CrossesMahanoy Creek
Coordinates40.79393, -76.28363

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area277.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (1981)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000030996

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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