Structure 38724 · Philadelphia County, PA

Adams Avenue over Tacony Creek

Carries Adams Avenue over Tacony Creek, West Train Station3481b04.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT71 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

71 ft end to end, longest span 25 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 deck arch.

Built1901rebuilt 2016
Length70.9 ft21.6 m
Daily traffic20,406counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationWest Train Station3481b04
CarriesAdams Avenue
CrossesTacony Creek
Coordinates40.04214, -75.11281

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area157.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1901 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,406 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000038724

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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