Structure 27564 · Montgomery County, PA

Swamp Creek Road over Unami Creek

Carries Swamp Creek Road over Unami Creek, 1mi.n. Pa 63 2917j07.

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 FT89 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

89 ft end to end, longest span 26 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 deck arch.

Built1892rebuilt 2012
Length88.9 ft27.1 m
Daily traffic259counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Location1mi.n. Pa 63 2917j07
CarriesSwamp Creek Road
CrossesUnami Creek
Coordinates40.33430, -75.44908

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area165.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1892 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic259 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000027564

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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