Structure 7228 · Bucks County, PA

Oxford Valley Road over Csx & Nsrc

Carries Oxford Valley Road over Csx & Nsrc, 2mi.n.langhorne 37k08.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

255 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length254.9 ft77.7 m
Daily traffic39,970counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location2mi.n.langhorne 37k08
CarriesOxford Valley Road
CrossesCsx & Nsrc
Coordinates40.18924, -74.86670

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length254.9 ft (77.7 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Area2082.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,970 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007228

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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