Structure 38406 · Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Avenue over Pennypack Creek

Carries Frankford Avenue over Pennypack Creek, Holmesburgh 3482g04.

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 FT73 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

73 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.

Built1697rebuilt 2018
Length73.2 ft22.3 m
Daily traffic16,267counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationHolmesburgh 3482g04
CarriesFrankford Avenue
CrossesPennypack Creek
Coordinates40.04356, -75.02066

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area339.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1697 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,267 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
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 Number000000000038406

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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