Structure 27858 · Montgomery County, PA

Manatawny Street over Br. Manatawny Creek

Carries Manatawny Street over Br. Manatawny Creek, Pottstown 11d10/3138f1.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 2/9 · sets the rating

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built196462 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic6,195counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 12 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationPottstown 11d10/3138f1
CarriesManatawny Street
CrossesBr. Manatawny Creek
Coordinates40.24858, -75.65472

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area77.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,195 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical2 — Bridge closed (monitoring)
Structure Number000000000027858

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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