Structure 7478 · Bucks County, PA

Stockton Avenue over Aquetong Creek

Carries Stockton Avenue over Aquetong Creek, 0.1 M S Sr179 Adc 2925-h2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT259 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

259 ft end to end, longest span 87 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 deck arch.

Built1910rebuilt 1974
Length258.9 ft78.9 m
Daily traffic800counted 1997
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location0.1 M S Sr179 Adc 2925-h2
CarriesStockton Avenue
CrossesAquetong Creek
Coordinates40.36300, -74.95312

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length258.9 ft (78.9 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area718.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic800 (1997)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000007478

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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