Structure 39017 · Philadelphia County, PA

Jfk Blvd. over Schuylkill River;csx Rr

Carries Jfk Blvd. over Schuylkill River;csx Rr, 30th Street Sta. 3590b08.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT488 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

488 ft end to end, longest span 185 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 girder bridge.

Built1959rebuilt 2009
Length487.9 ft148.7 m
Daily traffic12,155counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
Location30th Street Sta. 3590b08
CarriesJfk Blvd.
CrossesSchuylkill River;csx Rr
Coordinates39.95541, -75.17993

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length487.9 ft (148.7 m)
Max Span185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Deck Width80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Area3628.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,155 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000039017

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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