Structure 6843 · Bucks County, PA

Interstate 95 (nb) over Bristol Pike

Carries Interstate 95 (nb) over Bristol Pike, 1mi.n.eddington 42b12.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT278 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

278 ft end to end: about 4 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.

Built196462 years old
Length277.9 ft84.7 m
Daily traffic46,995counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location1mi.n.eddington 42b12
CarriesInterstate 95 (nb)
CrossesBristol Pike
Coordinates40.09240, -74.91997

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length277.9 ft (84.7 m)
Max Span132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Deck Width49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Area1279.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,995 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000006843

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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