Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Main Street Bridge at corner of W. Main St & Water Street in Norristown, PA

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Main Street Bridge Norristown, PA - March 2007

Main Street at Water Street (N. of Markley St) over Stony Creek

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Overview: Stone arch bridge over Stony Creek on Main Street in Norristown
Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1854; rehabilitated 1930
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 50.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.11667, -75.35000 (decimal degrees)
40°07'00" N, 75°20'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/470174/4440764 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Norristown
Inventory numbers: PA 46 7413 0420 0001 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31369 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007): Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1975): 16,826

March 9, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein
February 28, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added W. Main Street & Water Strreet in Norristown, Pa rtto name to clarify where in Norristown (4 bridges) this one is.