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")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/497013/4429607
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Frankford
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
(2,064)
Built 1896
(82)
Built during 1890s
(809)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
(82)
NR-eligible
(2,623)
Open
(22,291)
Owned by county
(14,358)
Pennsylvania
(1,714)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(108)
Pony truss
(9,534)
Pratt pony truss
(535)
Pratt truss
(1,666)
Total length 50-75 feet
(5,060)
Truss
(16,266)
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