Historic Bridges
of the United States
Valley Creek Bridge
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Valley Creek on TR 593 in Chesterbrook
Location
Chesterbrook
,
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1886; rehabilitated ca. 1950
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.08167, -75.45667
(decimal degrees)
40°04'54" N, 75°27'24" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 15 7015 0593 0166
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30696
(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:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 53.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
39
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1886
(51)
Built during 1880s
(477)
Chester County, Pennsylvania
(61)
Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania
(3)
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 50-75 feet
(4,624)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,927)
Truss
(15,706)
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