Structure 28000 · Montgomery County, PA

Keith Valley Road over Park Creek

Carries Keith Valley Road over Park Creek, 1.25 Mi NW Sr463 3146-c7.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT78 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

78 ft end to end, longest span 30 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 deck arch.

Built1907rebuilt 1941
Length78.1 ft23.8 m
Daily traffic7,612counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Location1.25 Mi NW Sr463 3146-c7
CarriesKeith Valley Road
CrossesPark Creek
Coordinates40.21742, -75.15698

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area202.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1907 (reconstructed 1941)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,612 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000028000

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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