Structure 38921 · Philadelphia County, PA

Walnut Street over Schuylkill 24th Rr 32 31

Carries Walnut Street over Schuylkill 24th Rr 32 31, Center City Phila. 3590a8.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,408 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,408 ft end to end, longest span 164 ft: about 6.7 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1892rebuilt 1990
Length2408.1 ft734 m
Daily traffic16,101counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
LocationCenter City Phila. 3590a8
CarriesWalnut Street
CrossesSchuylkill 24th Rr 32 31
Coordinates39.95154, -75.18179

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignFrame
Total Length2408.1 ft (734 m)
Max Span164.0 ft (50 m)
Deck Width61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Area13799.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1892 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,101 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000038921

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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