Structure 7609 · Bucks County, PA

Fairhill School RD over Tributary Neshaminy Crk

Carries Fairhill School RD over Tributary Neshaminy Crk, .7 Mi NE Pa-309 3032-f1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic300counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location.7 Mi NE Pa-309 3032-f1
CarriesFairhill School RD
CrossesTributary Neshaminy Crk
Coordinates40.30702, -75.27817

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area56.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000007609

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.

Nearby Bridges