Morris Road Bridge Fort Washington, PA

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Morris Road Bridge - December 2006

Side view

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Wissahickon Creek on Morris Road near Fort Washington, PA
Location
Fort Washington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1841; rehabilitated 1916
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 27.9 ft.
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.14000, -75.21667   (decimal degrees)
40°08'24" N, 75°13'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/481543/4443318 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Germantown
Inventory numbers
PA 46 2001 0020 0000 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
NRHP 88000837 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31378 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 70.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
9,048

Update Log 

  • June 16, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added Natioanl Register of Historic Places date and number.
  • May 30, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Add Fort Washington to Name, City & Overview. Changed USGS from Ambler to Germantowm
  • January 22, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein

Sources 

  • Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com