Structure 39170 · Philadelphia County, PA

Glenwood Avenue over Conrail

Carries Glenwood Avenue over Conrail, At 7th Street 28j03.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

61 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.

Built1915111 years old
Length61.0 ft18.6 m
Daily traffic3,600counted 1980
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationAt 7th Street 28j03
CarriesGlenwood Avenue
CrossesConrail
Coordinates40.00133, -75.14186

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Area321.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1915

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,600 (1980)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000039170

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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