GERMANTOWN AVE over WISSAHICKON CREEK

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Facts 

Name:	GERMANTOWN AVE over WISSAHICKON CREEK
Structure number:	677301101001410
Location:	S.NORTHWESTERN AVE.16G01
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	118.1 ft. [36.0 m]
Total length:	316.0 ft. [96.3 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	36.1 ft. [11.0 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	47.6 ft. [14.5 m]
Skew angle:	11°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	2003
Historic significance:	Bridge is possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [3]
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel continuous [4]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	9,500 [as of 1980]
Deck condition:	Excellent [9 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Excellent [9 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 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:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	77.9 tons [70.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	46.9 tons [42.6 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	95.5
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:	9,500 [as of 1980]
Deck condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. [4]
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; field review indicates that extensive scour has occurred at bridge foundations. [2]
Operating rating:	67.3 tons [61.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	38.6 tons [35.1 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	44.6
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$1,170,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	9,500 [as of 1980]
Deck condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. [4]
Operating rating:	49.5 tons [45.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	27.3 tons [24.8 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	44.5
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$1,431,000

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