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North Avenue Bridge

View from Falls Road

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in March 2013

Overview: Stone/brick arch bridge over Amtrak, CSX, Light Rail, Jones Falls, and Falls Road on North Avenue in Baltimore
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1895; rehabilitated 1978
Design: Three main stone/brick arch spans; approach on west has four spans of stone-faced concrete over rail lines, rebuilt 1980s/1990s
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 888.2 ft.
Deck width: 74.2 ft.
Skew angle: 45 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.31099, -76.62091 (decimal degrees)
39°18'40" N, 76°37'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/360255/4352541 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Baltimore East
Inventory number: BH 19594 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010): Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 74.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 19,400

March 27, 2013: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
March 18, 2013: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Corrected "crosses" category, added "water mains" to "carries"