Structure 27971 · Montgomery County, PA

Germantown Pike over Skippack Creek

Carries Germantown Pike over Skippack Creek, .4 Mi E Sr4008 254-c2.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT202 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

202 ft end to end, longest span 31 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.

Built1792rebuilt 1992
Length202.1 ft61.6 m
Daily traffic14,242counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Location.4 Mi E Sr4008 254-c2
CarriesGermantown Pike
CrossesSkippack Creek
Coordinates40.18040, -75.42180

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length202.1 ft (61.6 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area554.4 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1792 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,242 (2019)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000027971

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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