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POPLAR STREET over CONRAIL;B&O RAILROAD

Map 

Coordinates:
+39.97351, -75.18637
39°58'25" N, 75°11'11" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:POPLAR STREET over CONRAIL;B&O RAILROAD
Structure number:677301011002060
Location:WEST 30TH STREET 28C08
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over railroad
Route classification:Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:64.0 ft. [19.5 m]
Total length:128.9 ft. [39.3 m]
Roadway width between curbs:30.2 ft. [9.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:54.5 ft. [16.6 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:16.4 ft. [5.0 m]
Skew angle:30°
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1922
Year reconstructed:1967
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Number of main spans:3
Main spans material:Concrete continuous [2]
Main spans design:Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck type:Closed Grating [4]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:5,700 [as of 1978]
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:57.9 tons [52.6 metric tons]
Inventory rating:38.0 tons [34.5 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:59.5
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$1,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, posting recommended but not legally implemented [B]
Average daily traffic:5,700 [as of 1978]
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:57.4 tons [52.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:37.6 tons [34.2 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:64.1
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$1,233,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:5,700 [as of 1978]
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Operating rating:37.2 tons [33.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:61.1
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$852,000