Structure 7688 · Bucks County, PA

Bridge Street over Delaware Riv & Nj 29 SB

Carries Bridge Street over Delaware Riv & Nj 29 SB, Morrisville Boro. 39d04.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,021 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,021 ft end to end, longest span 210 ft: about 2.8 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1928rebuilt 1997
Length1021.0 ft311.2 m
Daily traffic14,200counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
LocationMorrisville Boro. 39d04
CarriesBridge Street
CrossesDelaware Riv & Nj 29 SB
Coordinates40.21043, -74.76855

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1021.0 ft (311.2 m)
Max Span210.0 ft (64 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area4170.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,200 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000007688

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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