Bridge conditions in Berks County, Pennsylvania

667 inventoried bridges · 103 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Of the 667 Berks County bridges in the federal inventory, 103 carry a poor rating. That 15.4% share is roughly 2x the national average.

103 of the 667 bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania, are rated in poor condition (15.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
148 bridges (22.2%) are rated good and 416 (62.4%) fair.
The median Berks County bridge was built in 1963.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR 422 (LR793) over Thun Recreational Trail (built 1963), carrying about 71,101 vehicles a day.

Good 22.2% · Fair 62.4% · Poor 15.4% of 667 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 422 (LR793) over Thun Recreational Trail	1963	71,101	Poor
SR 422(LR 793) over Schuylkill River	1963	59,527	Poor
I-78 (lr 285) over Reading/northern RR T571	1955	55,285	Poor
Pa 61(LR 160) over Kaerchers Ck	1952	22,738	Poor
Washing. ST(06233) over Norfolk/southern RR	1882	13,104	Poor
SR 1010(LR 06117) over Willow Creek	1915	11,268	Poor
Pa 724 (lr 147) over Allegheny Creek	1956	10,331	Poor
SR 2016 (lr 06114) over Reading/BM/Northern RR	1924	9,687	Poor
SR 183(LR 310) over Norfolk/southern RR	1916	7,121	Poor
SR 0737(LR 06134) over Trib.mill Creek	1925	5,642	Poor
SR 662(LR 06124) over Willow Creek	1923	5,329	Poor
Pa 10 (lr 06090) over Trib. to Conestoga Creek	1952	5,139	Poor
Old Rte 22 over Maiden Creek Tributary	1929	3,933	Poor
SR 4028(lr06032sp) over Trib.to Mill Creek	1932	3,704	Poor
Lincoln Drive over Little Cacoosing Creek	1942	3,682	Poor
SR 645(LR 06004) over Little Swatara Creek	1949	2,801	Poor
SR2087(LR 160) over Norfolk Southern RR	1918	2,351	Poor
High Boulevard over Angelica Creek	1969	2,306	Poor
SR 1022(LR 06140) over Trib.to Willow Creek	1934	2,237	Poor
Dwight Street over Lebanon Val. Br. Norfolk	1932	2,000	Poor
Swamp Creek Road over West Branch Swamp Creek	1974	1,843	Poor
Old Route 22 over Mill Creek	1928	1,733	Poor
SR 2045(LR 06053) over Trib to Ironstone Creek	1934	1,675	Poor
SR 568(LR 06084) over Allegheny Creek	1937	1,574	Poor
SR 2069(LR 284) over Br. of Perkiomen Creek	1908	1,255	Poor
SR 2041(appl.954) over Monocacy Creek	1908	1,254	Poor
T-547 Railroad Rd. over Irish Creek	1951	1,249	Poor
Poplar Neck Road over Schuylkill River	1917	1,086	Poor
Park View Road over Antietam Creek	1968	1,017	Poor
SR 2026 (lr 06113) over Bieber Creek	1927	969	Poor
Old Rte. 22 over Stone Creek	1928	885	Poor
Bowers Road over Maiden Creek	1883	868	Poor
Pine Street over Kaerchers Creek	1940	858	Poor
Hoch Road over Manatawny Creek	1950	800	Poor
Second Street over Mill Creek	1920	687	Poor
Forge Hill Road over Moselem Creek	1921	649	Poor
SR 2057(LR 06204) over Leaf Creek	1914	519	Poor
Eagle Road 2687e1 over Moselem Creek	1905	513	Poor
SR 4005(LR 06161) over Meck Creek	1929	505	Poor
Bowers Road over Sacony Creek	1930	500	Poor
River Road over Laurel Run	1832	500	Poor
Freeman Street over Furnace Creek	1920	456	Poor
Gebhart School Rd over Allegheny Creek	1981	450	Poor
Airport Rd over Little Swatara Creek	1966	447	Poor
Werner Street over Wyomissing Creek	1965	431	Poor
SR 1018(lr06132sp) over Maiden Creek	1932	430	Poor
Berkley Rd. over Willow Creek	1934	424	Poor
Big Spring Road over Furnace Creek	1981	400	Poor
Dreibelbis Mill Rd over Trib to Pigeon Creek	1960	400	Poor
1003/06216/t-960 over Lake Ontelaunee	1927	399	Poor
Maple Grove Road over Allegheny Creek	1968	375	Poor
Butter Lane over Antietam Creek	1939	350	Poor
SR 2024 (lr 06086) over Little Manatawny Creek	1923	307	Poor
Old River Road over Allegheny Creek	1935	300	Poor
Scharff Road over Tulpehocken Creek	1902	280	Poor
Hawk Mtn. Road over Trib to Pine Creek	1949	270	Poor
Little Rnd. Top Rd over Maiden Creek	1932	249	Poor
SR 3037(LR 06029) over Mill Race	1941	239	Poor
Dutch Mill Rd over Sacony Creek	1900	230	Poor
SR 1029 (lr 06158) over Little Sacony Creek	1938	226	Poor
Yoder Road over Oysterville Creek	1940	207	Poor
Levengood Road over Manatawny Creek	1961	203	Poor
Myer Drive over Crosskill Creek	1921	200	Poor
Gristmill Road over Ironstone Creek	1900	200	Poor
Calcium Road over Norfolk Southern (0342)	1920	200	Poor
Bowers Road over Norfolk So. (line 0342)	1988	200	Poor
Schuylkill Road over Indian Corn Creek	1917	200	Poor
Seton Road over Allegheny Creek	1970	200	Poor
Spring Road over Little Northkill Creek	1954	200	Poor
8TH Avenue over Laurel Run Creek	1935	200	Poor
8TH Avenue over Shalter Avenue Floodway	1935	200	Poor
Winding Road over Ironstone Creek	1963	190	Poor
Wooltown Rd over Spring Creek	1964	161	Poor
Wooltown Rd over Hospital Creek	1961	157	Poor
Little Mtn. Road over Trib. to Crosskill Creek	1930	150	Poor
Saddle Road over Trib. to Maiden Creek	1957	150	Poor
Thousand Oak Blvd over Conestoga Creek	1986	150	Poor
Gun Club Road over Trib. to Mill Creek	1939	150	Poor
Cornerstone Drive over Trib. to Willow Creek	1980	150	Poor
SR 3035(LR 06147) over Norfolk Southern RR	1932	144	Poor
Kricks Mill Rd over Tulpehocken Creek	1900	141	Poor
SR 1015(LR 06196) over Stoney Run	1924	132	Poor
Walters Ave. over Manor Creek	1921	120	Poor
Kutz Mill Road over Sacony Creek	1869	113	Poor
Furnace Street over Furnace Creek	1908	112	Poor
Ironstone Drive over Ironstone Creek	1934	100	Poor
Valley Road over Spring Creek	1964	100	Poor
Browns Mill Road over Monocacy Creek	1967	100	Poor
Toll House Road over Oysterville Creek	1920	100	Poor
Gunhart Road over Allegheny Creek	1920	100	Poor
Rock Hollow Rd over Hay Creek	1960	100	Poor
Penn Avenue over Maiden Creek	1922	100	Poor
Legion Dr over Trib to Little Swatara	1950	93	Poor
Bordner Road over Little Swatara Creek	1911	83	Poor
Skyline Drive over Lesher Run	1989	75	Poor
Derr Road over Trib Little Northkill Ck	1989	75	Poor
Heidelberg over Spring Creek	1920	73	Poor
Garman Road over Sacony Creek	1905	65	Poor
Feick Rd. over Northkill Creek	1971	57	Poor
Swatara Drive over Little Swatara Creek	2007	50	Poor
Canal Road over Tulpehocken Creek	1900	33	Poor
Forester Road over Angelica Creek	1930	20	Poor
T-507 Grandview Rd over Tulpehocken Creek	1889	11	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 222 (lr 06150) over Crossing Drive	1977	115,897	Fair
US 222 (lr 06150) over SR 3023(STATE Hill Rd.)	1977	102,594	Fair
SR 12(LR 784) over Private Rds(car-tech.)	1957	82,327	Fair
SR 222 over SR 3422 SR 8028 Norfksou	1977	81,907	Fair
US 422(LR 793) over Franklin Street	1963	73,048	Fair
US 422(LR 793) over Wyomissing Creek	1964	71,101	Fair
SR 422 (LR793) over Thun Recreational Trail	1963	71,101	Poor
Pa 12(LR 784) over Schuylkill R.;river Rd.	1957	61,980	Fair
I-78 (lr 285SPUR) over Pa 143;MAIDEN Creek	1955	61,123	Fair
I-78 (lr 285 Sp) over Old 22	2019	61,123	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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