Structure 27195 · Montgomery County, PA

Skippack Pike over Perkiomen Creek

Carries Skippack Pike over Perkiomen Creek, Schwenksvil 14c10/3029g10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT165 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

165 ft end to end, longest span 55 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1924rebuilt 2016
Length165.0 ft50.3 m
Daily traffic6,479counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationSchwenksvil 14c10/3029g10
CarriesSkippack Pike
CrossesPerkiomen Creek
Coordinates40.25152, -75.46065

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area583.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,479 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000027195

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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