Structure 27441 · Montgomery County, PA

P-town X-way (eb) over Upper Indian Head Road

Carries P-town X-way (eb) over Upper Indian Head Road, N. Of Oaks 27d3/3253h8.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT159 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

159 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 2 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.

Built198442 years old
Length159.1 ft48.5 m
Daily traffic34,138counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationN. Of Oaks 27d3/3253h8
CarriesP-town X-way (eb)
CrossesUpper Indian Head Road
Coordinates40.14238, -75.45354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length159.1 ft (48.5 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area683.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,138 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000027441

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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