Structure 38537 · Philadelphia County, PA

Interstate 95 over Broad St.nb&sbi-95ramp A

Carries Interstate 95 over Broad St.nb&sbi-95ramp A, Betw.jfk & Navy Yd3700b07.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,922 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

2,922 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 8.1 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1973rebuilt 1977
Length2921.9 ft890.6 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationBetw.jfk & Navy Yd3700b07
CarriesInterstate 95
CrossesBroad St.nb&sbi-95ramp A
Coordinates39.89814, -75.18281

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2921.9 ft (890.6 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width109.3 ft (33.3 m)
Deck Area29657.0 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1973 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic204,962 (2024)
That is about 68,320 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000038537

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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