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Maiden Creek Bridge

Berks County, Pennsylvania

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Maiden Creek Bridge -- November 20, 2010

Upstream sideview from Old R.t 22 Bridge

Photo posted by Raymond Klein in December 2010

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BH Photo #190880

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Overview
Concrete tee beam bridge over Maiden Creek on Penn Avenue
Location
Lenhartsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Future prospects
Closed ca. 2013
History
Built 1922
Builder
- Paul D. Kauffman of Reading, Pennsylvania
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 225.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.57333, -75.88500   (decimal degrees)
40°34'24" N, 75°53'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/425091/4491771 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hamburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
100
Inventory numbers
PA 06 7412 0000 0001 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 05496 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 47401 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2015)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 31 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Beam (13,489)
Berks County, Pennsylvania (170)
Built 1922 (652)
Built during 1920s (9,243)
Closed (2,519)
Concrete tee beam (2,675)
Have street view (24,467)
 Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania (2)
Owned by city (4,770)
Paul D. Kauffman (3)
Pennsylvania (4,691)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,419)
Total length 175-250 feet (3,950)

Update Log 

  • January 10, 2019: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • January 9, 2019: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Status corrected, closed between 2012 and 2014 NBI reports
  • June 23, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • December 26, 2010: Added by Raymond Klein

Sources 

  • Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com
  • Dana and Kay Klein
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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Maiden Creek Bridge
Posted July 19, 2017, by george oakley (georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

As per an article printed in the Reading Eagle on 7/19/17 the warning sign about this bridge being closed has been replaced and affixed to a large metal barricade.Also it was reported motorists are being routed onto this bridge by GPS.No wonder that rig got where he was,i'll bet.

Maiden Creek Bridge
Posted June 24, 2017, by george oakley (georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Didn't know that,Dana and Kay.Thanks for the information.If i hear anything in the future about this bridge i will post it as soon as i get it.

Maiden Creek Bridge
Posted June 23, 2017, by Dana and Kay Klein

Tee Beams fast disappearing .........Get pictures while we can.

Maiden Creek Bridge
Posted June 23, 2017, by george oakley (georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I posted information on the forum page on 6/17/17 about this bridge being closed and a road closed sign being knocked down by a tractor trailer making a u-turn.I noticed also that the street is actually Penn Ave.,not Penn St.Didn't know this bridge was listed on Bridgehunters.