Historic Bridges
of the United States
South Branch Swatara Creek Bridge
Schuylkill County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over South Branch Swatara Creek on PA 443
Location
Schuylkill County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1920; rehabilitated 1956
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 101.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.56472, -76.36833
(decimal degrees)
40°33'53" N, 76°22'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/384165/4491338
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Swatara Hill
Inventory numbers
PA 53 0443 0180 0980
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31602
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 05/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 36.6
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2002)
5,653
Categories
Arch
(7,640)
Built 1920
(523)
Built during 1920s
(4,132)
Closed-spandrel arch
(1,140)
Deck arch
(6,722)
Open
(21,832)
Owned by state
(6,653)
Pennsylvania
(1,702)
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
(40)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,298)
Structurally deficient
(10,855)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,465)
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