Structure 38390 · Philadelphia County, PA

33rd Street over Csx;shared Asset(belmar)

Carries 33rd Street over Csx;shared Asset(belmar), .16mi.n.girard Ave.3589k4.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

198 ft end to end, longest span 109 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1905rebuilt 1990
Length198.2 ft60.4 m
Daily traffic22,619counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
Location.16mi.n.girard Ave.3589k4
Carries33rd Street
CrossesCsx;shared Asset(belmar)
Coordinates39.97732, -75.18971

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Area1153.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1905 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,619 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000038390

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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