Structure 14456 · Dauphin County, PA

SR 2003 over Pa 283; SR 0300

Carries SR 2003 over Pa 283; SR 0300, 2 Mi.n. Of Middletown.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT295 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

295 ft end to end, longest span 103 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.

Built1971rebuilt 2015
Length294.9 ft89.9 m
Daily traffic14,022counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyDauphin
Location2 Mi.n. Of Middletown
CarriesSR 2003
CrossesPa 283; SR 0300
Coordinates40.22441, -76.71917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length294.9 ft (89.9 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Area2741.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,022 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000014456

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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