Structure 7287 · Bucks County, PA

Old Lincoln Highwy over Conrail

Carries Old Lincoln Highwy over Conrail, Fallsington 38g07.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT474 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

474 ft end to end, longest span 89 ft: about 7 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 girder bridge.

Built1938rebuilt 1986
Length474.1 ft144.5 m
Daily traffic15,796counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
LocationFallsington 38g07
CarriesOld Lincoln Highwy
CrossesConrail
Coordinates40.19308, -74.81830

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length474.1 ft (144.5 m)
Max Span88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Width52.8 ft (16.1 m)
Deck Area2326.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,796 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007287

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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