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Old Gulph Road Bridge

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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Mill Creek on Old Gulph Road in Lower Merion Township (Gladwyne) PA
Location
Lower Merion Township (Gladwyne) Pa, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 29.9 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.03204, -75.31556   (decimal degrees)
40°01'55" N, 75°18'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/496444/4429607 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Norristown, PA
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7046 0910 0009 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 27979 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31382 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2008)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 54.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1977)
2,100

Update Log 

  • July 9, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein
  • March 22, 2009: New photos from Raymond Klein
  • March 19, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein

Sources 

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