Structure 38542 · Philadelphia County, PA

Delaware Expway. over Csx Railroad

Carries Delaware Expway. over Csx Railroad, East Broad Street 3700d07.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,191 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

5,191 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 14 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1972rebuilt 1977
Length5190.9 ft1582.2 m
Daily traffic171,045counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationEast Broad Street 3700d07
CarriesDelaware Expway.
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates39.89881, -75.16903

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5190.9 ft (1582.2 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width109.3 ft (33.3 m)
Deck Area52687.3 sq m
Main Spans67
Year Built1972 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic171,045 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000038542

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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