Historic Bridges
of the United States
Ruth's Bridge
Berks County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Wyomissing Creek on Old Wyomissing Road in Wyomissing
Location
Berks County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910; rehabilitated 1963
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.31667, -75.96833
(decimal degrees)
40°19'00" N, 75°58'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/417725/4463354
(zone/easting/northing)
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Inventory numbers
PA 06 7429 0000 9302
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30415
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2005)
Superstructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 27.3
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1986)
134
Categories
Arch
(7,640)
Berks County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Built 1910
(478)
Built during 1910s
(3,647)
Closed-spandrel arch
(1,140)
Deck arch
(6,722)
Functionally obsolete
(5,109)
Open
(21,822)
Owned by county
(14,295)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,715)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,989)
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