Structure 28301 · Montgomery County, PA

422 - Ramps K & L over 422-county Line Express

Carries 422 - Ramps K & L over 422-county Line Express, U. Mer. Twp. 3366d05.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT207 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

207 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length207.0 ft63.1 m
Daily traffic6,720counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationU. Mer. Twp. 3366d05
Carries422 - Ramps K & L
Crosses422-county Line Express
Coordinates40.09471, -75.41795

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length207.0 ft (63.1 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area1426.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,720 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000028301

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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