Structure 7383 · Bucks County, PA

Main Street over Septa (bethlehem Branch)

Carries Main Street over Septa (bethlehem Branch), Sellersville Boro. 20e02.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT157 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

157 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1927rebuilt 2020
Length157.2 ft47.9 m
Daily traffic8,922counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
LocationSellersville Boro. 20e02
CarriesMain Street
CrossesSepta (bethlehem Branch)
Coordinates40.36233, -75.31198

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length157.2 ft (47.9 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area713.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,922 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007383

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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