Structure 39159 · Philadelphia County, PA

53rd Street over Conrail (chester Br.)

Carries 53rd Street over Conrail (chester Br.), S Of Eastwick Ave. 36j03.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

52 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length51.8 ft15.8 m
Daily traffic200counted 1980
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationS Of Eastwick Ave. 36j03
Carries53rd Street
CrossesConrail (chester Br.)
Coordinates39.93296, -75.21263

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area134.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (1980)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000039159

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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