GOWEN AVENUE over SEPTA (CHEST HILL E BR)

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Facts 

Name:	GOWEN AVENUE over SEPTA (CHEST HILL E BR)
Structure number:	677301019001570
Location:	E.GERMANTOWN AVE 17B05
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over railroad
Route classification:	Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:	37.1 ft. [11.3 m]
Total length:	37.1 ft. [11.3 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	32.2 ft. [9.8 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	58.1 ft. [17.7 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	16.4 ft. [5.0 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	16.4 ft. [5.0 m]
Skew angle:	1°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	1932
Year reconstructed:	2001
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Main span material:	Prestressed concrete [5]
Main span design:	Box Beam or girders - Single or Spread [06]
Deck type:	Closed Grating [4]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	4,250 [as of 1999]
Deck condition:	Excellent [9 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Excellent [9 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	92.8 tons [84.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	43.9 tons [39.9 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	90.8
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$1,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	3,100 [as of 1981]
Deck condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	51.5 tons [46.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	42.0
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$960,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	3,100 [as of 1981]
Deck condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Operating rating:	60.6 tons [55.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	33.4 tons [30.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	31.6
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$535,000

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