Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Arch - Deck [11]
Approach Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 297.2 m = 975.1 ft
Main Spans: 4 at 37.5 m = 123.0 ft
Approach Spans: 5
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 11 m = 36.1 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 15.3 m = 50.2 ft for a 11 m = 36.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Phoenixville [60120]: Chester County [029], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 6
PHOENIXVILLE 3252G9
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: HL93 [A]
Operating: 58.1 metric ton = 63.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 35.4 metric ton = 38.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. [7]
Inspections
Date: October 1999 [1099] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.6 km = 0.4 mi
Traffic
ADT: 7650 (2021) and Trucks: 3%
Future ADT: 11647 (In 2032
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