Structure 10404 · Chester County, PA

Waterloo Road over Darby Creek

Carries Waterloo Road over Darby Creek, South Of Devon 24h12.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

52 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 deck arch.

Built1908118 years old
Length51.8 ft15.8 m
Daily traffic5,415counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
LocationSouth Of Devon 24h12
CarriesWaterloo Road
CrossesDarby Creek
Coordinates40.02269, -75.42172

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area98.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1908

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,415 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000010404

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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