Structure 27928 · Montgomery County, PA

Fruitville Road over Perkiomen Creek

Carries Fruitville Road over Perkiomen Creek, 0.85 Mi SW Of SR 29 02d07.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT451 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 1/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

451 ft end to end: about 6 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 through truss.

Built1905rebuilt 1999
Length451.1 ft137.5 m
Daily traffic250counted 1977
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Location0.85 Mi SW Of SR 29 02d07
CarriesFruitville Road
CrossesPerkiomen Creek
Coordinates40.40771, -75.52226

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length451.1 ft (137.5 m)
Max Span102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area673.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1905 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (1977)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000027928

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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