Pyles Twin Bridge

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Pyles Twin Bridge

Photo taken by Jerrye &Roy Klotz, MD in 2017

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

BH Photo #488173

Bridge name taken from a plaque at the Chester County end of the bridge. Plaque at the Delaware County end does not mention name.

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Brandywine Creek and East Penn RR on Creek Road / Historic PA SR 100
Location: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Chester County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled to be replaced by PennDOT
History: Built 1925
Builder: - G.A. Flink
Design: 6 Span Closed spandrel Concrete Deck Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 500.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Also called: Brandywine Creek bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.85333, -75.59667 (decimal degrees)
39°51'12" N, 75°35'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/448959/4411649 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Wilmington North
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 2,631
Inventory numbers: PA 23 3101 0010 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 14941 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30877 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

January 3, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
October 5, 2014: Updated by Patrick S. O'Donnell: 2013 NBI info differs from that already posted, changed "Carries" info due to it being inaccurate, changed bridge name to that reflected on a plaque.