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PENNOCK BRIDGE RD. over BRANCH WHITE CLAY CREEK

Map 

Coordinates:
+39.78808, -75.85882
39°47'17" N, 75°51'32" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:PENNOCK BRIDGE RD. over BRANCH WHITE CLAY CREEK
Structure number:153022005600000
Location:NEW LONDON 53D01
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:32.2 ft. [9.8 m]
Total length:32.2 ft. [9.8 m]
Roadway width between curbs:24.0 ft. [7.3 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:26.6 ft. [8.1 m]
Skew angle:
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1954
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:Concrete [1]
Main span design:Tee beam [04]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:601 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:16% of total traffic
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. [4]
Scour condition:Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Operating rating:69.9 tons [63.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:41.9 tons [38.1 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:74.4

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:246 [as of 2000]
Truck traffic:16% of total traffic
Deck condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. [4]
Scour condition:Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:65.3 tons [59.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:38.6 tons [35.1 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:91.3

Comments 

PENNOCK BRIDGE RD. over BRANCH WHITE CLAY CREEK (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Posted May 6, 2012, by agnes frampton (aframpton39 [at] gmail [dot] com)

You state that Pennock's bridge was constructed in 1954. I question that as I crossed that bridge every day for 4 years on my way to school. That was 1945 to 1949 (approx) I might be off by one year but no more.