Structure 6936 · Bucks County, PA

Hellertown Street over Branch Beaver Run

Carries Hellertown Street over Branch Beaver Run, 2mi.to Lr 09085 08a13.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT41 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

41 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built194086 years old
Length41.0 ft12.5 m
Daily traffic4,987counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location2mi.to Lr 09085 08a13
CarriesHellertown Street
CrossesBranch Beaver Run
Coordinates40.44492, -75.33369

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area193.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,987 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000006936

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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