Structure 27676 · Montgomery County, PA

Greenwood Avenue over Tookany Creek

Carries Greenwood Avenue over Tookany Creek, Cheltenham 3370h06.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

30 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.

Built1899rebuilt 1929
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic6,890counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationCheltenham 3370h06
CarriesGreenwood Avenue
CrossesTookany Creek
Coordinates40.09233, -75.13867

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width78.7 ft (24 m)
Deck Area218.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1899 (reconstructed 1929)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,890 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000027676

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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