Structure 14099 · Cumberland County, PA

T-538 Race Street over Yellow Breeches Creek

Carries T-538 Race Street over Yellow Breeches Creek, .4se Boil Sprng/yell.brch.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

104 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. 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 deck arch.

Built1854172 years old
Length104.0 ft31.7 m
Daily traffic1,158counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyCumberland
Location.4se Boil Sprng/yell.brch
CarriesT-538 Race Street
CrossesYellow Breeches Creek
Coordinates40.14709, -77.12351

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area202.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1854

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,158 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000014099

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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