Structure 27290 · Montgomery County, PA

Schuylkill Eway EB over City Line AVE & Ramp C

Carries Schuylkill Eway EB over City Line AVE & Ramp C, City Line Interch 3479g09.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT299 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

299 ft end to end, longest span 113 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1986
Length298.9 ft91.1 m
Daily traffic41,705counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationCity Line Interch 3479g09
CarriesSchuylkill Eway EB
CrossesCity Line AVE & Ramp C
Coordinates40.01003, -75.20836

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length298.9 ft (91.1 m)
Max Span112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1184.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,705 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000027290

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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