Structure 5476 · Berks County, PA

Spring Road over Little Northkill Creek

Carries Spring Road over Little Northkill Creek, 600 Ft E Of SR 183.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · 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 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

29 ft end to end, longest span 15 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 slab bridge.

Built195472 years old
Length28.9 ft8.8 m
Daily traffic200counted 1987
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
Location600 Ft E Of SR 183
CarriesSpring Road
CrossesLittle Northkill Creek
Coordinates40.48324, -76.16470

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area59.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (1987)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000005476

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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