Structure 39139 · Philadelphia County, PA

30th Street over 30th Street (lower)

Carries 30th Street over 30th Street (lower), Btw Market & Chesnt 28c12.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT956 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

956 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 2.7 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built193195 years old
Length956.0 ft291.4 m
Daily traffic8,500counted 2012
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationBtw Market & Chesnt 28c12
Carries30th Street
Crosses30th Street (lower)
Coordinates39.95400, -75.18360

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length956.0 ft (291.4 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area5507.5 sq m
Main Spans29
Year Built1931

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,500 (2012)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000039139

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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