Structure 7103 · Bucks County, PA

Carver-wismer Road over Paunnacussing Creek

Carries Carver-wismer Road over Paunnacussing Creek, Carversville 18a11/2811k9.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

44 ft end to end, longest span 20 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.

Built1854rebuilt 2011
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic2,246counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
LocationCarversville 18a11/2811k9
CarriesCarver-wismer Road
CrossesPaunnacussing Creek
Coordinates40.38635, -75.06278

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area83.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1854 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,246 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000007103

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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