UNIVERSITY AVENUE over SCHUYLKILL RIVER

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Facts 

Name:	UNIVERSITY AVENUE over SCHUYLKILL RIVER
Structure number:	673003005000000
Location:	UNIVERSITY AVE. 37A01
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over highway and waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	120.1 ft. [36.6 m]
Total length:	540.1 ft. [164.6 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	54.5 ft. [16.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	73.2 ft. [22.3 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	32.2 ft. [9.8 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1929
Year reconstructed:	1985
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:	Steel [3]
Main span design:	Movable - Bascule [16]
Deck type:	Open Grating [3]
Wearing surface:	Other [9]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	15,088 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:	7% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 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:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	71.8 tons [65.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	42.9 tons [39.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	55.3
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$1,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	34,786 [as of 1992]
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:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	74.2 tons [67.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	46.5 tons [42.3 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	52.3
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$3,565,000

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