Structure 7650 · Bucks County, PA

Sycamore Drive over Trib.little Neshaminy CR

Carries Sycamore Drive over Trib.little Neshaminy CR, 2mi.w.navalair ST 3147-j4.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT49 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

49 ft end to end, longest span 23 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.

Built198046 years old
Length48.9 ft14.9 m
Daily traffic400counted 2017
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location2mi.w.navalair ST 3147-j4
CarriesSycamore Drive
CrossesTrib.little Neshaminy CR
Coordinates40.22630, -75.06940

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area210.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2017)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000007650

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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