Structure 7562 · Bucks County, PA

Clymer Avenue over Mill Creek

Carries Clymer Avenue over Mill Creek, 0.8 Mi N SR 152 2919-k4.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT189 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

189 ft end to end, longest span 15 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 deck arch.

Built1875rebuilt 2011
Length189.0 ft57.6 m
Daily traffic201counted 1998
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location0.8 Mi N SR 152 2919-k4
CarriesClymer Avenue
CrossesMill Creek
Coordinates40.35140, -75.31300

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length189.0 ft (57.6 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area403.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1875 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic201 (1998)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000007562

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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