Structure 7142 · Bucks County, PA

Geigel Hill Road over Swamp Creek

Carries Geigel Hill Road over Swamp Creek, .9mi.west Rte-32 11j02.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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
CAR · 15 FT29 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

29 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1860rebuilt 1914
Length28.9 ft8.8 m
Daily traffic595counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location.9mi.west Rte-32 11j02
CarriesGeigel Hill Road
CrossesSwamp Creek
Coordinates40.50479, -75.08017

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area51.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1860 (reconstructed 1914)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic595 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000007142

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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