Drovers Lane
Carrying Drovers Lane over Pine Creek
N of Lisle Rd 3363B09, Chester, Pennsylvania
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Drovers Lane in Chester, Pennsylvania sits above 75% of rated Pennsylvania bridges on inventory load rating (45 t), while its 1990 build year is earlier than 26% of Chester's recorded-year cohort (680 bridges).
Drovers Lane in Chester, Pennsylvania is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1990, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure PA:000000000054202
LATE-CENTURY · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Drovers Lane
The Drovers Lane bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania carries Drovers Lane over Pine Creek. It was built in 1990, making it 36 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 6.1 meters (20 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 150 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Pennsylvania bridges. It is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How Drovers Lane compares
Age against the county: built in 1990, earlier than 174 of Chester's 680 bridges with a recorded construction year (26%), against a county median build year of 1966. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Pennsylvania bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (23,297 of 23,299 rated).
Drovers Lane vs every rated Pennsylvania bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 23,297 bridges
rated Pennsylvania bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Chester inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 680 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1990
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 6.1 m (20 ft)
- Deck Width
- 18.9 m (62 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 150 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000054202
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Drovers Lane is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Drovers Lane against other structures in Chester and across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Drovers Lane?
Drovers Lane in Chester, Pennsylvania on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Drovers Lane inspected?
Drovers Lane's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 150 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Drovers Lane is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Drovers Lane?
Drovers Lane has an NBI inventory load rating of 45.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Drovers Lane?
Drovers Lane is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is Drovers Lane and does age affect safety?
Drovers Lane was built in 1990, making it 36 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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