Historic Bridges
of the United States
Schwenk Mill Road Bridge
Bucks County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek on Schwenk Mill Road
Location
Bucks County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1883 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.39000, -75.26000
(decimal degrees)
40°23'24" N, 75°15'36" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 09 7009 0362 0240
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30559
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 12/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.9
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2000)
250
Categories
19th Century
(1,725)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
(80)
Built 1883
(49)
Built during 1880s
(482)
NR-eligible
(2,567)
Open
(21,594)
Owned by county
(14,142)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Pony truss
(9,385)
Pratt truss
(1,408)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,323)
Truss
(15,745)
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