SPRING GARDEN STR. over SCHUYLKILL EXPRESSWAY

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Facts 

Name:	SPRING GARDEN STR. over SCHUYLKILL EXPRESSWAY
Structure number:	673014003000000
Location:	SPRING GARDEN INCH.28C10
Purpose:	Carries highway overpass over highway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	109.9 ft. [33.5 m]
Total length:	229.0 ft. [69.8 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	44.0 ft. [13.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	61.4 ft. [18.7 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	16.4 ft. [5.0 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1958
Year reconstructed:	1988
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:	Steel continuous [4]
Main spans design:	Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	10,761 [as of 2010]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	70.8 tons [64.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	42.9 tons [39.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	23.1

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	13,000 [as of 1980]
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	54.5 tons [49.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	53.7
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	13,000 [as of 1980]
Deck condition:	Fair [5 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:	54.5 tons [49.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	68.4
Recommended work:	Bridge deck rehabilitation with only incidental widening. [36]
Estimated cost of work:	$591,000

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