Structure 27201 · Montgomery County, PA

Skippack Pike over Skippack Creek

Carries Skippack Pike over Skippack Creek, Skippack 21d2/3142j5.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT88 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

88 ft end to end, longest span 42 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built193591 years old
Length87.9 ft26.8 m
Daily traffic15,908counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationSkippack 21d2/3142j5
CarriesSkippack Pike
CrossesSkippack Creek
Coordinates40.22075, -75.38488

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area359.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,908 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000027201

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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