Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 193.9 m = 636.2 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 50.3 m = 165.0 ft
Approach Spans: 2
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 17.7 m = 58.1 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 20 m = 65.6 ft for a 18.9 m = 62.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Cumru [17720]: Berks County [011], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 5
READING BYPASS
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 44.5 metric ton = 49.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 26.3 metric ton = 28.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 1.1 km = 0.7 mi
Traffic
ADT: 63761 (2019) and Trucks: 5%
Future ADT: 74964 (In 2032
)