CHURCH STREET BRIDGE
Location: Church Street, Sellersville, PA Waterway: Branch Perkiomen Creek Bridge Dimensions: 19" in length & 26' width Spans: 1 Year: 1999	Bridge Type: reinforced concrete box culvert

This bridge near South Middle School replaced an older bridge in 1999. The new bridge has specifically been designed for flooding by both water and ice. The bridge has an asphalt road surface and reinforced concrete sidewalks on both sides of the bridge.

During construction of the bridge the road was closed and traffic was detoured on nearby roads.		There is a small dam 200' upstream and there is a small dam at the bridge opening. There is a spillway downstream (seen above) that was also repaired as part of this project.
The bridge was constructed using concrete that is reinforced with metal rods called rebar. The entire bridge used 450 cubic yards of concrete (or 45 truck loads of concrete).		Grade 60 steel (which is very hard) was used for the reinforcement. Some of the rebar such as that used in the knee walls is covered in epoxy (green). With the heat set, there is a chemical bond with the epoxy covered rods.