Peevy Road over Perkiomen Creek
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Peevy Road over Perkiomen Creek in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1880 and reconstructed in 1987, making it 145 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 784 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
- Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
- It is one of 469 of the 830 inventoried bridges in Montgomery County rated fair (56.5%); 96 (11.6%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
- Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated October 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
- It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
- A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 8 | 8 | Very good condition |
| Superstructure | 7 | 7 | Good condition |
| Substructure | 5 | 5 | Fair condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Steel through truss |
| Length | about 103 ft |
| Location | .5 Mi S PA-29 ADC 2804-G4 |
| NBI structure number | 000000000027927 |
| Condition class | Fair |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Posted for load |
| Last inspection (item 90) | October 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 24 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 4: foundations stable, field review says exposed foundations need protection |
| Fracture critical (item 92A) | Yes |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Pennsylvania department of transportation.
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|---|---|---|---|
| County Line Expway over Schuylkill River & Nsrc | 2018 | 150,726 | Good |
| County Line Expwy over South Trooper Road | 2019 | 150,726 | Good |
| County Line Expway over Schuylkill River Trail | 2019 | 150,726 | Good |
| Pa Tpk (I-276) over Wissahickon CR Db-135w | 1954 | 120,317 | Fair |
| Pa Tpk (I-276) over Pennypack CR. | 1954 | 104,500 | Good |
| Pa Tpk (I-276) over Br Pennypack CR. | 1954 | 104,500 | Fair |
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