Historic Bridges
of the United States
Berne Bridge
Berks County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on TR 952 (Fisher Dam Road)
Location
Berks County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1959
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 204.1 ft.
Total length: 206.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.52167, -75.99833
(decimal degrees)
40°31'18" N, 75°59'54" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 06 7230 0952 9611
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30387
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 08/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.4
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1993)
884
Categories
19th Century
(1,720)
Berks County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Built 1896
(73)
Built during 1890s
(649)
Open
(21,591)
Owned by county
(14,137)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Schuylkill River
(26)
Span length 175-250 feet
(989)
Structurally deficient
(10,789)
Through truss
(5,205)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,773)
Truss
(15,739)
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