Structure 5420 · Berks County, PA

Willow Creek Road over Willow Creek

Carries Willow Creek Road over Willow Creek, Berkley.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

32 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.

Built1930rebuilt 2013
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic100counted 2010
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
LocationBerkley
CarriesWillow Creek Road
CrossesWillow Creek
Coordinates40.42746, -75.92774

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area79.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2010)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000005420

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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