Structure 28057 · Montgomery County, PA

Schlegel Road over Tributary Middle Creek

Carries Schlegel Road over Tributary Middle Creek, 1.6mi NE Of SR 73 2915-d6.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 1/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 girder bridge.

Built1930rebuilt 1995
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic20counted 2014
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Location1.6mi NE Of SR 73 2915-d6
CarriesSchlegel Road
CrossesTributary Middle Creek
Coordinates40.34206, -75.60372

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width18.7 ft (5.7 m)
Deck Area43.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2014)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000028057

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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