Structure 42937 · Berks County, PA

SR 3012 (lr 06063) over Cacoosing Creek

Carries SR 3012 (lr 06063) over Cacoosing Creek, Mountain Home Road.

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 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

56 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200521 years old
Length56.1 ft17.1 m
Daily traffic3,005counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationMountain Home Road
CarriesSR 3012 (lr 06063)
CrossesCacoosing Creek
Coordinates40.31703, -76.04227

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area203.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,005 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000042937

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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