Structure 39391 · Philadelphia County, PA

Northbound Coll.di over Open Ground(earth Fill)

Carries Northbound Coll.di over Open Ground(earth Fill), Betsy Ross Iterc. 3481h10.

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 FT1,178 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,178 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 3.3 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.

Built197551 years old
Length1178.1 ft359.1 m
Daily traffic17,685counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationBetsy Ross Iterc. 3481h10
CarriesNorthbound Coll.di
CrossesOpen Ground(earth Fill)
Coordinates40.00208, -75.07799

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1178.1 ft (359.1 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area7110.2 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,685 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000039391

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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