Structure 7456 · Bucks County, PA

Bethlehem Pk over Pa 309 Bypass 2920b10

Carries Bethlehem Pk over Pa 309 Bypass 2920b10, 3.5mi.s.sellersvil.20f11.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT97 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

97 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built196759 years old
Length97.1 ft29.6 m
Daily traffic9,731counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location3.5mi.s.sellersvil.20f11
CarriesBethlehem Pk
CrossesPa 309 Bypass 2920b10
Coordinates40.31495, -75.30385

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Deck Area663.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,731 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007456

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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