Structure 7763 · Bucks County, PA

Traugers Bridge over Delaware Canal

Carries Traugers Bridge over Delaware Canal, SE Of Durham Furnace.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

51 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built198442 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic10counted 2012
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
LocationSE Of Durham Furnace
CarriesTraugers Bridge
CrossesDelaware Canal
Coordinates40.57170, -75.19160

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width13.8 ft (4.2 m)
Deck Area65.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2012)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000007763

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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