I78 Little Lehigh Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Diego Bernal²

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BH Photo #351532

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Little Lehigh Creek on Interstate 78 in Allentown
Location: Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1958; rehabilitated 1988
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 231.0 ft.
Total length: 661.1 ft.
Deck width: 107.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.56631, -75.50333 (decimal degrees)
40°33'59" N, 75°30'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/457393/4490736 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Allentown West
Inventory numbers: PA 39 0078 0564 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 23050 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31198 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2009): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 41,192