Historic Bridges
of the United States
Swamp Pike Bridge
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Swamp Creek on Swamp Pike in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1827; rehabilitated 1929
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 15.1 ft.
Total length: 33.1 ft.
Deck width: 32.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.02667, -75.05167
(decimal degrees)
40°01'36" N, 75°03'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7046 0950 0166
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31403
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 08/2006)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 64.1
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1977)
6,500
Categories
19th Century
(1,727)
Arch
(7,554)
Built 1827
(5)
Built during 1820s
(31)
Closed-spandrel arch
(1,112)
Deck arch
(6,648)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
(82)
Open
(21,590)
Owned by county
(14,149)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(107)
Span length under 25 feet
(2,550)
Structurally deficient
(10,795)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,257)
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