Structure 10155 · Chester County, PA

US 202 over West Valley Road

Carries US 202 over West Valley Road, Gateway Shopping 24h03.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT49 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

49 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.

Built1967rebuilt 2000
Length48.9 ft14.9 m
Daily traffic119,755counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
LocationGateway Shopping 24h03
CarriesUS 202
CrossesWest Valley Road
Coordinates40.07338, -75.42695

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width117.5 ft (35.8 m)
Deck Area533.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic119,755 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000010155

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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