Structure 30771 · Schuylkill County, PA

SR 2002 (lr 53080) over Schuyl. River Rbmnrr

Carries SR 2002 (lr 53080) over Schuyl. River Rbmnrr, Palo Alto Coal Street.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT267 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

267 ft end to end, longest span 136 ft: about 4 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.

Built198442 years old
Length267.1 ft81.4 m
Daily traffic3,533counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
LocationPalo Alto Coal Street
CarriesSR 2002 (lr 53080)
CrossesSchuyl. River Rbmnrr
Coordinates40.69116, -76.16581

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length267.1 ft (81.4 m)
Max Span136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area903.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,533 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000030771

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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