Historic Bridges
of the United States
Valley Green Road Bridge
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Wissahickon Creek on Valley Green Road in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1884; rehabilitated 1953
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 57.1 ft.
Total length: 183.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.01333, -75.01000
(decimal degrees)
40°00'48" N, 75°00'36" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/499146/4429237
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Frankford
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7046 0620 0059
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31409
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1977)
1,450
Categories
19th Century
(1,838)
Built 1884
(54)
Built during 1880s
(517)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
(82)
NR-eligible
(2,574)
Open
(21,822)
Owned by county
(14,294)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(108)
Pony truss
(9,483)
Pratt truss
(1,567)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,714)
Structurally deficient
(10,852)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,835)
Truss
(16,067)
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