Structure 7515 · Bucks County, PA

Schwenk Mill Road over E. Br. Perkiomen Creek

Carries Schwenk Mill Road over E. Br. Perkiomen Creek, 0.85 Mi SE SR 563 2808j8.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT86 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

86 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 through truss.

Built1883rebuilt 1937
Length86.0 ft26.2 m
Daily traffic250counted 2000
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location0.85 Mi SE SR 563 2808j8
CarriesSchwenk Mill Road
CrossesE. Br. Perkiomen Creek
Coordinates40.39031, -75.25942

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area136.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1883 (reconstructed 1937)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2000)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000007515

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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