TORRESDALE AVENUE over PENNYPACK CREEK

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Facts 

Name:	TORRESDALE AVENUE over PENNYPACK CREEK
Structure number:	671004019002970
Location:	HOLMESBURG PRISON 19G10
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Collector (Urban) [17]
Length of largest span:	80.1 ft. [24.4 m]
Total length:	167.0 ft. [50.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	47.9 ft. [14.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	60.7 ft. [18.5 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	420.0 ft. [128.0 m]
Skew angle:	17°
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1896
Year reconstructed:	1974
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:	2
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete [5]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
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:	16,007 [as of 2010]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Pier/abutment protection:	None present but re-evaluation suggested [5]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour conditions; field review indicates action is required. [4]
Operating rating:	80.9 tons [73.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	30.9 tons [28.1 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	91.4

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	13,129 [as of 2000]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Pier/abutment protection:	None present but re-evaluation suggested [5]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	95.0 tons [86.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	93.3

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	10,846 [as of 1990]
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	95.0 tons [86.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	93.7

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