Amtrak Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.

Overview

Lost pony truss bridge over Amtrak on Ashland Avenue

Location

Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built ca. 1890; replaced 1997

Design

Warren pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 125.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.

Skew angle

18 degrees

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.90000, -75.28333   (decimal degrees)
39°53'60" N, 75°16'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/475779/4416696 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Lansdowne

Inventory numbers

PA 23 7411 0010 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 15457 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 41553 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 05/1991)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1989)

500

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