Structure 23250 · Lehigh County, PA

SR 1019 (lr 557) over US 22(lr 771)

Carries SR 1019 (lr 557) over US 22(lr 771), Cedar Crest Interchange.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

153 ft end to end: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1953rebuilt 1989
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic17,206counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
LocationCedar Crest Interchange
CarriesSR 1019 (lr 557)
CrossesUS 22(lr 771)
Coordinates40.60960, -75.53168

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Deck Area904.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,206 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000023250

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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