Structure 27276 · Montgomery County, PA

Schuylkill Expway. over Belmont Avenue

Carries Schuylkill Expway. over Belmont Avenue, Belmont AVE Inter. 36g12.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

156 ft end to end, longest span 65 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1952rebuilt 1986
Length155.8 ft47.5 m
Daily traffic93,104counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationBelmont AVE Inter. 36g12
CarriesSchuylkill Expway.
CrossesBelmont Avenue
Coordinates40.02527, -75.22900

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length155.8 ft (47.5 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Area1144.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic93,104 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number000000000027276

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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