64781 | Swamp Road/Pennswood Road Bridge Over Branch of Neshaminy Creek (Newtown Township, Bucks County)

This project involves the rehabilitation of a single span concrete non-composite adjacent box beam bridge carrying S.R. 2036 (Swamp Road) over an unnamed tributary to Neshaminy Creek in Newtown Township, Bucks County, PA. The bridge is located between the entrance to the Nob Hill Residential Development and the western entrance to the Bucks County Community College. The Historic Temora Farm Property is located on the north side of the bridge and roadway and the Tyler Run State Park is on the south side. Stone retaining walls extend east and west of the existing bridge along the northern side of the roadway. A driveway is located northeast of the bridge providing access to the Temora Farm. A small structure integral with the walls along the roadway carries this driveway over a branch of the creek.
The superstructure of the existing bridge was replaced with a non-composite superstructure under an emergency contract in 2007. The existing bridge has a single 28 foot span and a clear roadway width of 23.5 feet.
This proposed project will rehabilitate the existing non-composite bridge superstructure with the installation of composite bridge deck maintaining the existing 23.5 clear roadway width. The existing stone masonry walls northwest and northeast of the bridge will be replaced. The Temora Farm driveway drainage structure will be replaced in conjunction with the wall replacement.
The goal of this project is to complete the work described above with as minimal disturbance to the surrounding area as possible. In order to achieve this goal, the horizontal and vertical alignment of the bridge will be maintained. Roadway reconstruction will be limited to immediate roadway within the limits of the approach to rehabilitated bridge deck and to new walls and driveway drainage structure. Guide rail, signing, and pavement markings will be updated as well. During construction, traffic will be maintained utilizing a detour.
A final alternative for bridge rehabilitation or replacement is determined upon federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or state Categorical Exclusion clearance.