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Black Rock Bridge - September 21, 2008

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Photo taken by Raymond Klein

Connects directly with Black Rock Tunnel

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Schuylkill River on Black Rock Road (PA 113) in Phoenixville
Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1916; rehabilitated 1991
Design: Open-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 554.2 ft.
Deck width: 29.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.15833, -75.51167 (decimal degrees)
40°09'30" N, 75°30'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/456425/4445456 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Phoenixville
Inventory numbers: PA 15 0113 0340 1747 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 88000735 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 10081 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30645 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2009): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 6,783

November 14, 2011: New Street View added by Daniel Hopkins
July 25, 2010: Updated by D. Thomsen: Connects to Black Rock Tunnel
October 21, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added Natioanl Registor of Historic Places listiing info.
February 19, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein
February 18, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein