Photo 

Camp WAWA Bridge

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Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek on Camp Wawa Road in Lower Salford Township
Location
Lower Salford township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1892; rehabilitated 1937, 1987
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.02667, -75.03833   (decimal degrees)
40°01'36" N, 75°02'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/496729/4430717 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Quakertown, PA
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7046 0220 0150 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31344 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1977)
325

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Changed City fromPhiladelphia to Lower Salford Twp. Changed overview from Philadelphia to Lower Salford Twp. Changed USGS Quadrange from Frankford to Quakertown.
  • February 9, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein

Sources 

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