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SCHUYLKILL EXPWAY. over SWEETBRIAR ROAD

Map 

Coordinates:
+39.97689, -75.19829
39°58'37" N, 75°11'54" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:SCHUYLKILL EXPWAY. over SWEETBRIAR ROAD
Structure number:670076342414550
Location:NR.GIRARD AVE.INCH.28A08
Purpose:Carries highway over highway
Route classification:Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) [11]
Length of largest span:49.9 ft. [15.2 m]
Total length:54.1 ft. [16.5 m]
Roadway width between curbs:99.7 ft. [30.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:103.4 ft. [31.5 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:13.1 ft. [4.0 m]
Skew angle:
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1956
Year reconstructed:1987
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:Concrete [1]
Main span design:Frame [07]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:68,892 [as of 2010]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:63.9 tons [58.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:38.0 tons [34.5 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:81.0
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:170,601 [as of 2000]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:53.5 tons [48.6 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:83.0

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:170,224 [as of 1992]
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:53.5 tons [48.6 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:81.0