Structure 7684 · Bucks County, PA

Old Route 13 over Abandoned Canal

Carries Old Route 13 over Abandoned Canal, .45mi S Of Sr0013 3375-c5.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT89 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

89 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1883rebuilt 2002
Length88.9 ft27.1 m
Daily traffic4,000counted 2012
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location.45mi S Of Sr0013 3375-c5
CarriesOld Route 13
CrossesAbandoned Canal
Coordinates40.09654, -74.86039

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area273.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1883 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,000 (2012)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007684

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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