Structure 7289 · Bucks County, PA

Centre Avenue over Newtown Creek

Carries Centre Avenue over Newtown Creek, Newtown Boro. 36j01.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

34 ft end to end, longest span 15 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.

Built1796rebuilt 1875
Length34.1 ft10.4 m
Daily traffic4,254counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
LocationNewtown Boro. 36j01
CarriesCentre Avenue
CrossesNewtown Creek
Coordinates40.22792, -74.93821

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area94.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1796 (reconstructed 1875)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,254 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
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 Number000000000007289

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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