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Tollgate Road Bridge

Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Tollgate Road Bridge -- November 11, 2009

Overview

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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BH Photo #149647

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Gaddes Run on Tollgate Road in Plumstead Township, PA
Location
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built ca. 1895
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt half-hip pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 86.0 ft.
Total length: 89.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.41376, -75.08368   (decimal degrees)
40°24'50" N, 75°05'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/492900/4473685 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lumberville
Average daily traffic (as of 1979)
200
Inventory numbers
PA 09 7219 0410 0002 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 07635 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30568 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2012)
Overall condition: Poor
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 15 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,574)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania (259)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Closed (2,666)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (503)
One-lane traffic (7,606)
Owned by township (2,707)
Pennsylvania (5,319)
 Pin-connected (3,902)
Pony truss (16,189)
Pratt pony truss (3,641)
Pratt truss (9,310)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,434)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,588)
Truss (32,817)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • November 22, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added photo. Plumstead Twp to Name, City & Overview. Lumberville to Doyletown in USGS

Sources 

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

Tollgate Road Bridge Plumstead Twp
Posted February 1, 2014, by george oakley (georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

does anyone know the current status of this structurally deficient bridge?please let me know.thanks.