Structure 48227 · Bucks County, PA

Hellertown Road over Branch Of Cooks Creek

Carries Hellertown Road over Branch Of Cooks Creek, 1/4 Mi. W. Pa212 2582b03.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

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.

Built201313 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic4,163counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location1/4 Mi. W. Pa212 2582b03
CarriesHellertown Road
CrossesBranch Of Cooks Creek
Coordinates40.54578, -75.30336

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area85.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,163 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000048227

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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