Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Freeman School Road Bridge Lower Salford Township

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Freeman School Road - June 23, 2007

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Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Overview: Through truss bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek on Freeman School Road in Lower Salford Township
Location: Lower Salford Township (near Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1896; rehabilitated 1981
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 112.9 ft.
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.02833, -75.03833 (decimal degrees)
40°01'42" N, 75°02'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/496729/4430902 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Quakertown,PA
Inventory numbers: PA 46 7046 0230 0147 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31355 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 1.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 1,000

March 7, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: AddedLower Salford Township to name. Changed overview from Philadelphia to Lower Salford township. Added Lower Salford Twp to City (Harleysville, PA), USGS from Frankford to Quakertown, PA.
February 9, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein

Freeman School Road Bridge Lower Salford Township

Posted June 11, 2009, by Robert Smith (bobsmith1vp [at] comcast [dot] net)

Bridge is closed to traffic.