Structure 5273 · Berks County, PA

SR 4028(lr06032sp) over Trib.to Mill Creek

Carries SR 4028(lr06032sp) over Trib.to Mill Creek, Hex Hwy.near Pine Road.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built193294 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic3,704counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationHex Hwy.near Pine Road
CarriesSR 4028(lr06032sp)
CrossesTrib.to Mill Creek
Coordinates40.54026, -76.01218

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area80.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,704 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000005273

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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