86280 | Wyebrooke County Bridge No. 143 over East Brandywine Creek (Chester County)

Chester County Bridge #143, Wybrooke Bridge, is a stone masonry arch bridge constructed in 1888 and partially rehabilitated in 1995 following collapse of a spandrel wall and a portion of one arch ring. Three arches span a total of 63 and support a 21-6 wide cartway that carries 290 vehicles a day of bi-directional traffic as counted in 2019. The 10 Ton restricted bridge is in poor condition due to cracking throughout the spandrels and arch barrels, outboard cracking between the barrels and arch rings, and scour at the piers with exposed footings.
The bridge is Scour Critical, Category B, with a Scour Critical Bridge Indicator of 3 Foundations determined to be unstable for assessed scour conditions, and as such, requires inspection after flood events.
The Wyebrooke Bridge is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and ranks 5th in suitability for preservation out of 124 evaluated bridges in the PennDOT Engineering District 6-0 Stone Arch Bridge Management Plan, April 2008.
The Stone Arch Maintenance Plan considers the bridge an excellent candidate for long term preservation because it is intact, carries a low volume of traffic, and is situated in an area of low development potential. Additionally, the bridge is considered locally and regionally important and garnered public support during development of the Stone Arch Plan. It is anticipated that the rehabilitation will enable the bridge to carry legal loads and greatly extend its service life.

No milestones are available for this project.