Historic Bridges
of the United States
Fretz Road Bridge
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Perkiomen Creek on Fretz Road
Location
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1960
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 111.9 ft.
Total length: 113.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.31667, -75.40000
(decimal degrees)
40°19'00" N, 75°24'00" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/466014/4462981
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Perkiomenville
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7046 0640 0092
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31356
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.8
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1992)
75
Categories
19th Century
(2,071)
Built 1898
(81)
Built during 1890s
(809)
Closed
(1,660)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
(82)
NR-eligible
(2,623)
One-lane traffic
(6,990)
Owned by county
(14,359)
Pennsylvania
(1,716)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,309)
Structurally deficient
(12,075)
Through truss
(5,554)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,507)
Truss
(16,269)
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