Structure 5115 · Berks County, PA

SR 2047 (lr 663) over Monocacy Creek

Carries SR 2047 (lr 663) over Monocacy Creek, Main St.in Monocacy.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

60 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 2010
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic3,625counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationMain St.in Monocacy
CarriesSR 2047 (lr 663)
CrossesMonocacy Creek
Coordinates40.26334, -75.76711

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area140.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,625 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
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 Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000005115

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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