Historic Bridges
of the United States
Fretz Road Bridge
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Fretz Road
Location
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1960
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 111.9 ft.
Total length: 113.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.31667, -75.40000
(decimal degrees)
40°19'00" N, 75°24'00" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7046 0640 0092
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31356
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.8
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1992)
75
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1898
(74)
Built during 1890s
(642)
Closed
(1,297)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
(82)
NR-eligible
(2,570)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,247)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,412)
Truss
(15,706)
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