Structure 4983 · Berks County, PA

SR 1017(lr 06172) over Ontelaunee Creek

Carries SR 1017(lr 06172) over Ontelaunee Creek, Village Of Trexler.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

81 ft end to end, longest span 25 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.

Built1841rebuilt 2017
Length81.0 ft24.7 m
Daily traffic222counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationVillage Of Trexler
CarriesSR 1017(lr 06172)
CrossesOntelaunee Creek
Coordinates40.63497, -75.85541

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Deck Area155.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1841 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic222 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000004983

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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