Structure 27477 · Montgomery County, PA

Mid-county Exwy.sb over Plymouth Creek;access RD

Carries Mid-county Exwy.sb over Plymouth Creek;access RD, Plymouth Twp. 3368a07.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT424 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

424 ft end to end, longest span 146 ft: about 6 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.

Built1974rebuilt 2011
Length423.9 ft129.2 m
Daily traffic58,479counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationPlymouth Twp. 3368a07
CarriesMid-county Exwy.sb
CrossesPlymouth Creek;access RD
Coordinates40.08333, -75.31142

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length423.9 ft (129.2 m)
Max Span146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Deck Width55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Area2170.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic58,479 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000027477

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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