Structure 7113 · Bucks County, PA

Railroad Avenue over Reading Creek

Carries Railroad Avenue over Reading Creek, West Of Chalfont 27g03.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT37 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

37 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.

Built1915111 years old
Length37.1 ft11.3 m
Daily traffic3,903counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
LocationWest Of Chalfont 27g03
CarriesRailroad Avenue
CrossesReading Creek
Coordinates40.28608, -75.22794

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area65.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1915

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,903 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000007113

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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