Structure 38448 · Philadelphia County, PA

Schuylkill Exwy.wb over Neill Drive

Carries Schuylkill Exwy.wb over Neill Drive, Nr.city Line Ave. 3479j09.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT227 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

227 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1955rebuilt 1985
Length227.0 ft69.2 m
Daily traffic72,417counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationNr.city Line Ave. 3479j09
CarriesSchuylkill Exwy.wb
CrossesNeill Drive
Coordinates40.00728, -75.19944

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length227.0 ft (69.2 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area1474.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic72,417 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000038448

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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