Bridgehunter.com | Amtrak - Chestnut Street Bridge

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Overview: Girder bridge over Amtrak on Chestnut Street
Location: Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1927
Railroads: - Amtrak (AMTK)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design: Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 212.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.00330, -75.69410 (decimal degrees)
40°00'12" N, 75°41'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/440754/4428354 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 2,100
Inventory numbers: PANBI 10772 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 86111 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 86 (out of 100)
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Chestnut Street-Amtrak/Norfolk Southern Bridge

Posted September 23, 2019, by Willg

Closed for replacement

Chestnut Street-Amtrak/Norfolk Southern Bridge

Posted July 28, 2019, by George Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Thanks for posting this bridge,Dana and Kay.I'll post anything I hear or read on this post.Again,thanks.