Garges Road Bridge

Photos 

Garges Road Bridge - April 26, 2009

Side view

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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BH Photo #139445

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Stone arch bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek on Garges Road near Schwenksville, PA

Location

Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1911 by the Nelson-Merydith Co.

Builders

- John H. Dager
- Nelson-Merydith Co. of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Design

Stone arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 115.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.25628, -75.44468   (decimal degrees)
40°15'23" N, 75°26'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/496444/4430532 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Perkiomenville

Average daily traffic (as of 2013)

525

Inventory numbers

PA 46 7046 0660 0214 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 27953 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31359 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of April 2018)

Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 78 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• October 31, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
• May 2, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added builder and span #
• May 1, 2009: New photos from Raymond Klein
• April 30, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein

Sources 

• Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com
• Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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