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Swamp Creek Road Bridge - March 22, 2009

Highway view looking towards Sumneytown

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Unami Creek on Swamp Creek Road Sumneytown, PA
Location: Sumneytown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1892, alterated 1928, 1990ca
Builders: - A. Calhoun
- THOMAS M. ADAMS
Design: Three arch stone bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Also called: Marlborough Swamp Creek Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.33500, -75.45000 (decimal degrees)
40°20'06" N, 75°27'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/461776/4465037 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Quakertown, PA
Inventory numbers: PA 46 1030 0020 0181 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 27564 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
NRHP 88000860 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31402 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2009): Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 45.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 143