Structure 6873 · Bucks County, PA

Interstate 295 WB over Csx;septa-trenton Branch

Carries Interstate 295 WB over Csx;septa-trenton Branch, 2mi.n.langhorne 37j05.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT213 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

213 ft end to end: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1972rebuilt 2010
Length212.9 ft64.9 m
Daily traffic24,217counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location2mi.n.langhorne 37j05
CarriesInterstate 295 WB
CrossesCsx;septa-trenton Branch
Coordinates40.20376, -74.87514

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length212.9 ft (64.9 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area843.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1972 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,217 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000006873

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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