Structure 10649 · Chester County, PA

Sharpless Road over White Clay Creek

Carries Sharpless Road over White Clay Creek, London Britain 3910-g10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

50 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 girder bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 1981
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic76counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
LocationLondon Britain 3910-g10
CarriesSharpless Road
CrossesWhite Clay Creek
Coordinates39.75035, -75.77127

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area65.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic76 (2019)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000010649

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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