Historic Bridges
of the United States
Valley Creek Bridge
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Valley Creek on Mill Road (TR 540) in Chesterbrook
Location
Chesterbrook
,
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1882; rehabilitated ca. 1950
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 36.1 ft.
Total length: 37.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.07167, -75.47167
(decimal degrees)
40°04'18" N, 75°28'18" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 15 7015 0540 0167
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30695
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 12/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 38.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2001)
1,583
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1882
(32)
Built during 1880s
(477)
Chester County, Pennsylvania
(61)
Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania
(3)
Functionally obsolete
(5,033)
NR-eligible
(2,570)
Open
(21,539)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Pony truss
(9,381)
Pratt truss
(1,381)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,029)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,247)
Truss
(15,706)
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