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Gulf Road Bridge - June 14, 2009

Overview upstream side of new bridge

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

Overview: Lost stone arch bridge over Trout Creek on Gulph Road
Location: Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced with new bridge built to resemble the old bridge
History: Built 1917; rehabilitated ca. 1995
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 27.9 ft.
Total length: 32.2 ft.
Deck width: 21.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.09167, -75.42333 (decimal degrees)
40°05'30" N, 75°25'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/463912/4438017 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Norristown
Inventory numbers: PA 15 1012 0030 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 88000778 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 44455 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30664 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2007): Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 62.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 1,172

September 4, 2010: Updated by James Baughn: Removed from National Register
June 23, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein
June 21, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein
June 18, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: USGS Valley Forge to Norristown, PA. Added Valley Forge, PA to City. Staus changed frm closed to rebuilt-Status desc rebuilt to look historic-Adding photo