Structure 7565 · Bucks County, PA

Stouts Valley Road over Cooks Creek

Carries Stouts Valley Road over Cooks Creek, 0.3 Mi N SR 212 2469-g7.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

94 ft end to end, longest span 43 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.

Built193195 years old
Length94.2 ft28.7 m
Daily traffic200counted 2000
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location0.3 Mi N SR 212 2469-g7
CarriesStouts Valley Road
CrossesCooks Creek
Coordinates40.58670, -75.21116

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Deck Area195.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1931

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2000)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000007565

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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