Structure 7178 · Bucks County, PA

Trenton Road over Interstate 295

Carries Trenton Road over Interstate 295, 1.7mi.n.penna Tpk. 42e02.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT217 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

217 ft end to end, longest span 106 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196858 years old
Length216.9 ft66.1 m
Daily traffic8,488counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location1.7mi.n.penna Tpk. 42e02
CarriesTrenton Road
CrossesInterstate 295
Coordinates40.15246, -74.89905

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length216.9 ft (66.1 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area984.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,488 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007178

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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