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VALLEY GREEN ROAD over WISSAHICKON CREEK

Map 

Coordinates:
+40.05541, -75.21782
40°03'19" N, 75°13'04" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:VALLEY GREEN ROAD over WISSAHICKON CREEK
Structure number:677301007007420
Location:WISSAHICKON CREEK 16H06
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:66.9 ft. [20.4 m]
Total length:66.9 ft. [20.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:22.6 ft. [6.9 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:26.9 ft. [8.2 m]
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1915
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Main span material:Masonry [8]
Main span design:Arch - Deck [11]
Deck type:Not applicable [N]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:100 [as of 1982]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Poor [4 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:19.9 tons [18.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:10.0 tons [9.1 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:39.9

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:100 [as of 1982]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Poor [4 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:19.8 tons [18.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:9.9 tons [9.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:35.8
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$216,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:100 [as of 1982]
Channel protection:Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Culvert condition:Large spalls, heavy scaling, wide cracks, considerable efflorescence or opened construction joint permitting loss of backfill. Considerable settlement or misalignment. Considerable scouring or erosion at curtain walls, wingwalls or pipes. Metal culverts have significant distortion and deflection throughout, extensive corrosion or deep pitting. [4]
Operating rating:12.4 tons [11.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:12.4 tons [11.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:43.3
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$25,000