Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Wood or timber [7] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Wood or Timber [8] with Wearing Surface: Wood or Timber [7]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 21 m = 68.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 17.4 m = 57.1 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 4.8 m = 15.7 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 4.9 m = 16.1 ft for a 4.9 m = 16.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 3.61 m = 11.8 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Plumstead [61616]: Bucks County [017], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by County Highway Agency [02], DOT District: 6
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP 17D03
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 6.4 metric ton = 7.0 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Inventory: 3.6 metric ton = 4.0 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Appraisal
Structural: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Road Alignment: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Waterway: Better than present minimum criteria [7] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: May 2020 [0520] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.8 km = 0.5 mi
Traffic
ADT: 100 (2001) and Trucks: 3%
Future ADT: 100 (In 2011
)
