Structure 39018 · Philadelphia County, PA

Schuylkill Av West over Schuylkill Expressway

Carries Schuylkill Av West over Schuylkill Expressway, E.side Of 30th St.3590a08.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT270 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

270 ft end to end, longest span 49 ft: about 4 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.

Built1933rebuilt 1956
Length270.0 ft82.3 m
Daily traffic18,011counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationE.side Of 30th St.3590a08
CarriesSchuylkill Av West
CrossesSchuylkill Expressway
Coordinates39.95587, -75.18065

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area1506.1 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 1956)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,011 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000039018

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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