Structure 39112 · Philadelphia County, PA

18th Street over Abandoned Conrail

Carries 18th Street over Abandoned Conrail, N.callowhill St. 28f10.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT86 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

86 ft end to end, longest span 67 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1898rebuilt 1974
Length86.0 ft26.2 m
Daily traffic3,300counted 1980
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationN.callowhill St. 28f10
Carries18th Street
CrossesAbandoned Conrail
Coordinates39.96113, -75.16829

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area400.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1898 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,300 (1980)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000039112

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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