Structure 48691 · Bucks County, PA

Richlieu Road over I-276 Pa Turnpike

Carries Richlieu Road over I-276 Pa Turnpike, 1 Mi. E. Us-1 3261h10.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT315 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

315 ft end to end, longest span 160 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201412 years old
Length315.0 ft96 m
Daily traffic10,304counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2022every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location1 Mi. E. Us-1 3261h10
CarriesRichlieu Road
CrossesI-276 Pa Turnpike
Coordinates40.12812, -74.95353

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length315.0 ft (96 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area1276.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,304 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000048691

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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