Structure 27962 · Montgomery County, PA

Germantown Pike over Five Mile Run

Carries Germantown Pike over Five Mile Run, 2 Mi W Of Us-202 3255-d6.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

26 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 deck arch.

Built1887139 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic23,102counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Location2 Mi W Of Us-202 3255-d6
CarriesGermantown Pike
CrossesFive Mile Run
Coordinates40.15410, -75.35560

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area90.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1887

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,102 (2019)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000027962

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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