Structure 39118 · Philadelphia County, PA

Cemetery Avenue over Csx Transportation

Carries Cemetery Avenue over Csx Transportation, Cemetery Avenue 3699-c2.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT98 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

98 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 girder bridge.

Built1886rebuilt 1961
Length98.1 ft29.9 m
Daily traffic2,529counted 2015
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationCemetery Avenue 3699-c2
CarriesCemetery Avenue
CrossesCsx Transportation
Coordinates39.92870, -75.23410

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area302.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1886 (reconstructed 1961)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,529 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000039118

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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