Structure 7053 · Bucks County, PA

Ridge Road over Traffic Route 309

Carries Ridge Road over Traffic Route 309, North Sellersville 20b01.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

150 ft end to end, longest span 74 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic7,785counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
LocationNorth Sellersville 20b01
CarriesRidge Road
CrossesTraffic Route 309
Coordinates40.36973, -75.33004

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area635.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,785 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007053

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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