Structure 39263 · Philadelphia County, PA

52nd Street over Abandoned Park Trolley

Carries 52nd Street over Abandoned Park Trolley, 52nd Street 27g07.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

33 ft end to end. 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 deck arch.

Built1876150 years old
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic900counted 1982
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
Location52nd Street 27g07
Carries52nd Street
CrossesAbandoned Park Trolley
Coordinates39.98180, -75.22390

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Deck Area293.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1876

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic900 (1982)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000039263

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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