Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Masonry [8] Arch - Deck [11]
Deck: Wood or Timber [8] with Wearing Surface: Wood or Timber [7]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 137.5 m = 451.1 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 31.1 m = 102.0 ft
Approach Spans: 6
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 4.6 m = 15.1 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 4.9 m = 16.1 ft for a 5.5 m = 18.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 3.45 m = 11.3 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Upper Hanover [79064]: Montgomery County [091], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by County Highway Agency [02], DOT District: 6
0.85 MI SW OF SR 29 02D07
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Imminent Failure [1]
Substructure: Serious [3]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 0 metric ton = 0.0 tons ()
Inventory: 0 metric ton = 0.0 tons ()
Appraisal
Structural:
Deck Geometry:
Road Alignment: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: July 2020 [0720] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 250 (1977) and Trucks: 0%
Future ADT: 2000 (In 2015
)