Structure 5046 · Berks County, PA

SR 2011(lr 157 Sp) over Tr.laurel Ck

Carries SR 2011(lr 157 Sp) over Tr.laurel Ck, Kutztown Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT29 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

29 ft end to end. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built192997 years old
Length28.9 ft8.8 m
Daily traffic9,745counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationKutztown Road
CarriesSR 2011(lr 157 Sp)
CrossesTr.laurel Ck
Coordinates40.40670, -75.92011

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area161.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1929

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,745 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000005046

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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