Structure 67712 · Montgomery County, PA

Pa Tpk (i-476) over Perkiomen Creek

Carries Pa Tpk (i-476) over Perkiomen Creek, Perkiomen Creek Bridge.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT427 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

427 ft end to end, longest span 150 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built20206 years old
Length426.8 ft130.1 m
Daily traffic50,307counted 2004
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationPerkiomen Creek Bridge
CarriesPa Tpk (i-476)
CrossesPerkiomen Creek
Coordinates40.32714, -75.37963

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length426.8 ft (130.1 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width125.3 ft (38.2 m)
Deck Area4969.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50,307 (2004)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000067712

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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