Historic Bridges
of the United States
Church Road Bridge
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Amtrak on Church Road in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1850; rehabilitated 1945
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 73.2 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.00500, -75.25667
(decimal degrees)
40°00'18" N, 75°15'24" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/478092/4428343
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Norristown
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7104 0320 0015
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31347
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 05/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Critical
(2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1979)
5,000
Categories
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
(82)
NR-eligible
(2,574)
Open
(21,822)
Owned by township
(1,222)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(108)
Pony truss
(9,483)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,715)
Structurally deficient
(10,853)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,989)
Truss
(16,067)
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