Structure 7691 · Bucks County, PA

US 202 over Del Riv Pa & D&r Canals

Carries US 202 over Del Riv Pa & D&r Canals, 1.1mi.n New Hope 25h03.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,690 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,690 ft end to end, longest span 175 ft: about 4.7 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length1690.0 ft515.1 m
Daily traffic10,700counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Location1.1mi.n New Hope 25h03
CarriesUS 202
CrossesDel Riv Pa & D&r Canals
Coordinates40.37936, -74.95548

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1690.0 ft (515.1 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Deck Area9992.9 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,700 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000007691

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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