Structure 7394 · Bucks County, PA

Blue School Road over Morris Run

Carries Blue School Road over Morris Run, .3mi.west Tr-313 15e11.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

53 ft end to end, longest span 23 ft. 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 deck arch.

Built1902124 years old
Length53.1 ft16.2 m
Daily traffic544counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location.3mi.west Tr-313 15e11
CarriesBlue School Road
CrossesMorris Run
Coordinates40.38892, -75.23970

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area105.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1902

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic544 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000007394

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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