Structure 27137 · Montgomery County, PA

Valley Forge Road over Valley Creek

Carries Valley Forge Road over Valley Creek, Val Forge Pk 3365f05.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT67 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

67 ft end to end, longest span 30 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.

Built193492 years old
Length66.9 ft20.4 m
Daily traffic13,270counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
LocationVal Forge Pk 3365f05
CarriesValley Forge Road
CrossesValley Creek
Coordinates40.09997, -75.46259

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area279.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1934

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,270 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000027137

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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