Structure 30656 · Schuylkill County, PA

US 209 over Little Schuylkill River

Carries US 209 over Little Schuylkill River, East Broad Street.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · 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 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

116 ft end to end, longest span 30 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.

Built1904rebuilt 2014
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic6,528counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
LocationEast Broad Street
CarriesUS 209
CrossesLittle Schuylkill River
Coordinates40.79744, -75.96683

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area626.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1904 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,528 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000030656

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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