Structure 27572 · Montgomery County, PA

Quakertown Road over Branch Macoby Cr/2805b5

Carries Quakertown Road over Branch Macoby Cr/2805b5, Upper Hanover Twp. 02j07.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

56 ft end to end, longest span 27 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1926rebuilt 1960
Length56.1 ft17.1 m
Daily traffic1,450counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationUpper Hanover Twp. 02j07
CarriesQuakertown Road
CrossesBranch Macoby Cr/2805b5
Coordinates40.40955, -75.48976

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area150.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1926 (reconstructed 1960)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,450 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000027572

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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