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Palm Hill Road Bridge - June 7, 2009

Side view looking towards Palm, PA

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Palm Hill Road Bridge - June 7, 2009

Overview looking towards Rt. 29 in Palm, PA

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Palm HillRoad Bridge - June 7, 2009

Builders Plate from 1898

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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Brick arch bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Palm Hill Road in Palm, PA
Location
Palm, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1898
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 67.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.42500, -75.53333   (decimal degrees)
40°25'30" N, 75°31'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/454758/4475066 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Boyertown, PA
Inventory numbers
PA 46 1044 0040 4874 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31386 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2008)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
697

Update Log 

  • June 10, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added Palm, PA to City, Name and Overview. Boyertown replaced East Greenville in USGS. Adding 3 photos.

Sources 

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