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Bucks County, PA

699 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 24.3% rated Good, 60.2% Fair, 15.5% Poor.

699
Public bridges
24.3%
Good condition
15.5%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Bucks County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

50th
of 67 on Poor share
15.5%
Poor-condition share
699
public highway bridges
1958
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Bucks County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Bucks County ranks #50 of 67 Pennsylvania counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 15.5%). Bucks County, Pennsylvania contains 699 public highway bridges. Roughly 24.3% are rated “Good,” 60.2% “Fair,” and 15.5% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

699

Public highway bridges in Bucks County

Good condition

24.3%

170 of 699 rated 7-9

Fair condition

60.2%

421 of 699 rated 5-6

Poor condition

15.5%

108 of 699 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#50 of 67

Among Pennsylvania counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 699 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
24.3% (170)
Fair
60.2% (421)
Poor
15.5% (108)

Bucks County's Poor-condition bridges carry 659,825 vehicle crossings a day

That is 8.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 15.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 6,167 crossings a day against 10,821 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 698 of 699 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

68.9% of Bucks County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

480 of the 697 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 24.3% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

PA TPK (I-276) over T-346 BLOMSDAL RD, built 1954, carries 46,280 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 108-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 659,825 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Bucks County's bridges were built

697 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 101 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 14.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1958, 12 years older than the Pennsylvania average of 1970.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Bucks County compares with Pennsylvania's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Pennsylvania counties nearest Bucks County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 15.5% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1958 against a peer-group mean of 1969 is 11 years older.

Showing the 5 closest of 66 Pennsylvania counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Bucks County and the 5 Pennsylvania counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Lancaster County 801 11.2%
Bucks County (this page) 699 15.5%
Chester County 680 13.7%
Berks County 667 15%
Washington County 655 12.1%
Westmoreland County 620 15.8%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Bucks County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Bucks County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside PA (699 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside PA (1958 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 699 Good 170 Fair 421 Poor 108

All bridges (699)

PA TPK (I-476)

Fair

Over: RIDGE VALLEY CREEK

N OF TELFORD NEAR CO LINE, Bucks, PA

Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50,307

NEW GALENA ROAD

Fair

Over: N.BRANCH NESHAMINY CREEK

.2 MI SW Rt 313 2922 C5, Bucks, PA

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 750

BUTLER PIKE

Fair

Over: PA 611 BY PASS

1MI.S.DOYLESTOWN 22H13, Bucks, PA

Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18,349

SECOND STREET PIKE

Fair

Over: NESHAMINY CREEK

CHAIN BRIDGE 30J10, Bucks, PA

Built 1982 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,264

EASTON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE NESHAMINY CREEK

N.MONT.CTY.LINE 34E10, Bucks, PA

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30,684

NEW FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

BRISTOL TWP. 42J04, Bucks, PA

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20,495

ELEPHANT ROAD

Fair

Over: E.BRANCH PERKIOMEN CREEK

JUST SE OF TR 113 15H07, Bucks, PA

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 745

CALIFORNIA ROAD

Fair

Over: TOHICKON CREEK

CALIFORNIA ROAD 07J08, Bucks, PA

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,318

SOUTH PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: TOHICKON CREEK

NOCKAMIXON STATE 10D09, Bucks, PA

Built 1976 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,457

RICKERTS ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE RUN

0.2 MI NW OF PINE RUN RD, Bucks, PA

Built 1910 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 200

Groveland Road

Fair

Over: Geddes Run

2 Mi NE PA-413 2811-E4, Bucks, PA

Built 1937 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 150

TELEGRAPH ROAD

Fair

Over: PLEASANT SPRING CREEK

.8 Mi N PA-113 2920-F2, Bucks, PA

Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500

RAMP A SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 95

BRISTOL INTERCH. 42F09, Bucks, PA

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,266

Johns Way

Fair

Over: Branch of Pine Run

Buckingham2923-C6, Bucks, PA

Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100

OLD LINCOLN HIGHWY

Fair

Over: NEW US1 SOUTHBOUND

SNIPES CORNER 39A06, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,331

SECOND STREET PIKE

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

SOUTH OF PENNA.TPK.35C13, Bucks, PA

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,734

TYBURN ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH MARTINS CREEK

.3MI.SOUTH US 1 38F08, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,412

EAST TRENTON AVE.

Fair

Over: PENNSYLVANIA CANAL

1BLK.DELAWARE RIV. 39C03, Bucks, PA

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,449

NEWBOLD ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN

.2MI.S.OF US-1 38K07, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,909

BEAVER RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: RAPP CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF SR 0611, Bucks, PA

Built 1902 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 400

WISTAR ROAD(T331)

Fair

Over: QUEEN ANNE CREEK

1.8 MI SE OF US 1 3263-C4, Bucks, PA

Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,000

TRAUGERS CROSSING

Fair

Over: GALLOWS RUN

.4 Mi SW Rt 611 2583-K4, Bucks, PA

Built 1950 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 115

PA TPK (I-276)

Fair

Over: NORFOLK S.RR

NEAR SOUTHAMPTON 41C05, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 85,801

TWP-357

Fair

Over: PA TPK (I-276)

SOUTH OF SOUTHAMPTON, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 200

PA TPK (I-276)

Fair

Over: SEPTA RR

NEAR TREVOSE, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 85,801

FROSTY HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.6 MI E OF SR 0413, Bucks, PA

Built 1957 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,600

TRENTON ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH QUEEN ANNE CREEK

1.4MI.EAST PA 413 37H12, Bucks, PA

Built 1957 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 8,788

UPPER LIMEPORT RD.

Fair

Over: DELAWARE CANAL

50 FT EAST OF SR 32, Bucks, PA

Built 1832 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 15

TENNIS AVE.(T456)

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 95 AMTRAK

.9MI.N.PHIL.LINE 45E05, Bucks, PA

Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,050

DUBLIN PIKE

Fair

Over: NORTH BR.NESHAMINY CREEK

FOUNTAINVILLE 22G05, Bucks, PA

Built 1920 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 18,709

NEWTOWN BY-PASS

Fair

Over: NEWTOWN CREEK

.4MI.WEST LR 152 36J03, Bucks, PA

Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 34,016

TRENTON ROAD

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 295

1.7MI.N.PENNA TPK. 42E02, Bucks, PA

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,945

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE NESHAMINY CREEK

1MI.SE.OF TR-152 28D12, Bucks, PA

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 14,724

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: PARK CREEK

.8MI.NW.TR-611 33H02, Bucks, PA

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 14,724

BORDENTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: VAN SCIVER LAKE

EAST OF TULLYTOWN 43K02, Bucks, PA

Built 1950 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,442

NORTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

IN YARDLEY BOROUGH 33D11, Bucks, PA

Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,485

COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: N.E.BR PERKIOMEN CREEK

2.MI.S.SELLERSVILL 19J07, Bucks, PA

Built 1932 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,294

STONY FORD ROAD

Fair

Over: SEPTA (SERVICE DISCONT.)

0.28 MI SE SR 532 3149-J8, Bucks, PA

Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 800

T-355 (Buck Rd)

Fair

Over: PA TPK (I-276)

SOUTH OF SOUTHAMPTON, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 200

PA TPK (I-276)

Fair

Over: SR 2040

NEAR TREVOSE, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 90,000

Paul Valley Road

Fair

Over: Little Neshaminy Creek

1/2M W of SR132 3146-J5, Bucks, PA

Built 2008 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,000

TRAFFIC ROUTE 13

Fair

Over: US 1

1MI.W.MORRISVILLE 38J06, Bucks, PA

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20,279

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: HOUGHS CREEK

S.WASHINGTON CROS. 33A05, Bucks, PA

Built 1933 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,200

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: HICKORY RUN

.3MI.TO LR-920 18A05, Bucks, PA

Built 1919 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,198

INTERSTATE 95 (NB)

Fair

Over: MILL ROAD

1MI.N.POQUESSING 45C06, Bucks, PA

Built 1964 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 61,748

INTERSTATE 95 (SB)

Fair

Over: MILL ROAD

1MI.N.POQUESSING 45C06, Bucks, PA

Built 1964 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60,668

STONEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 295

LOWER MAKEFIELD TP.37H01, Bucks, PA

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,633

FALLSINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: BRANCH MARTINS CREEK

3MI.S.MORRISVILLE 43H01, Bucks, PA

Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,293

NORTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: BRANCH TOCHICKON CREEK

QUAKERTOWN BOROUGH 13J01, Bucks, PA

Built 1931 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,170

CHERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: TOHICKON CREEK

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP 07J07, Bucks, PA

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,702

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