Rockhill Road Bridge

Photos 

Rockhill Road Bridge -- August 16, 2009

Side view from Creekbed

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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BH Photo #145688

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Two-span stone arch bridge over Three Mile Run on Rockhill Road in East Rockhill Twp near Perkasie

Location

Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Status

Replaced 2014 with new bridge

History

Built 1901; rehabilitated 1972, replaced with new concrete arch bridge opened August 2014

Builder

- A. A. Lewis (per builders plate)

Design

Stone arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 44.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.39354, -75.29453   (decimal degrees)
40°23'37" N, 75°17'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/475004/4471479 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Quakertown

Average daily traffic (as of 1980)

450

Inventory numbers

PA 09 7207 0437 0001 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 07599 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30556 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of February 2013)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 36.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 19, 2015: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Updated replacement
• March 14, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: In the process of being replaced
• August 26, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: A. A. Lewis added as builder per builders plate.
• August 25, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added two photos. East Rockhill twp added to Name & City & Overview. USGS Telford to Quakertown

Sources 

• Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com
• Luke
• Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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