PENROSE AVENUE over SCHUYLKILL RIVER & R.R.

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Facts 

Name:	PENROSE AVENUE over SCHUYLKILL RIVER & R.R.
Structure number:	670291006000000
Location:	GEORGE PLATT MEM. 36J09
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over highway, waterway, and railroad
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	680.2 ft. [207.3 m]
Total length:	8780.3 ft. [2676.1 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	47.9 ft. [14.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	53.2 ft. [16.2 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	16.4 ft. [5.0 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	476.7 ft. [145.3 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1949
Year reconstructed:	1984
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel continuous [4]
Main spans design:	Truss - Thru [10]
Deck type:	Closed Grating [4]
Wearing surface:	Latex Concrete or similar additive [3]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	27,304 [as of 2010]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour conditions; field review indicates action is required. [4]
Operating rating:	59.8 tons [54.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	36.0 tons [32.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	47.0
Recommended work:	Bridge deck rehabilitation with only incidental widening. [36]
Estimated cost of work:	$4,000

2000 Inspection 

Average daily traffic:	6,000 [as of 1990]
Evaluation:	Not applicable [N]

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	34,210 [as of 1992]
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	64.4 tons [58.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	38.6 tons [35.1 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	52.0
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$20,491,000

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