Structure 15287 · Delaware County, PA

Sellers Avenue over Amtrak Main Line

Carries Sellers Avenue over Amtrak Main Line, 4miles North Us-13 35c12.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT71 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

71 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1904rebuilt 1952
Length70.9 ft21.6 m
Daily traffic3,659counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyDelaware
Location4miles North Us-13 35c12
CarriesSellers Avenue
CrossesAmtrak Main Line
Coordinates39.88008, -75.32281

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area334.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1904 (reconstructed 1952)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,659 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000015287

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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