Structure 22862 · Lebanon County, PA

Yordys Bridge Road over Swatara Creek

Carries Yordys Bridge Road over Swatara Creek, 1 Mi N Of SR 934.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT214 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

214 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1924rebuilt 1995
Length213.9 ft65.2 m
Daily traffic200counted 2013
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLebanon
Location1 Mi N Of SR 934
CarriesYordys Bridge Road
CrossesSwatara Creek
Coordinates40.39509, -76.55127

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignOther
Total Length213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area339.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2013)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000022862

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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