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Old Reading Pike Bridge - August 10, 2008

Side view - Downstream

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

"A strong candidate for long-term preservation" according to Montgomery County's bridge inventory from 2008.

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Yergers Creek on Old Reading Pike in West Pottsgrove Townshio, PA
Location: West Pottsgrove Township, PA), Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1912; rehabilitated 1948
Builder: - Jonathan L. Halteman, contractor
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 15.1 ft.
Total length: 34.1 ft.
Deck width: 27.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.24399, -75.69369 (decimal degrees)
40°14'38" N, 75°41'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/494169/4430534 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Phoenixville, PA
Inventory numbers: PA 46 7046 0160 0243 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 27906 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31384 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2009): Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 45.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1977): 500