Historic Bridges
of the United States
Metz Road Bridge
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Towamencin Creek on Metz Road in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1960
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 74.2 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.01667, -75.03500
(decimal degrees)
40°01'00" N, 75°02'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7046 0150 0221
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31373
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 03/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 100.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2004)
250
Categories
19th Century
(1,720)
Built 1896
(73)
Built during 1890s
(649)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
(82)
NR-eligible
(2,567)
Open
(21,591)
Owned by county
(14,137)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(107)
Pony truss
(9,385)
Pratt truss
(1,400)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,935)
Truss
(15,739)
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