Structure 28738 · Northampton County, PA

SR 2023 (lr 165) over Bushkill Creek

Carries SR 2023 (lr 165) over Bushkill Creek, North Third Street.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT178 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

178 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: 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 deck arch.

Built1894rebuilt 2016
Length178.1 ft54.3 m
Daily traffic12,031counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
LocationNorth Third Street
CarriesSR 2023 (lr 165)
CrossesBushkill Creek
Coordinates40.69506, -75.20946

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length178.1 ft (54.3 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Area1357.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1894 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,031 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000028738

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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