Krewstown Road Bridge in Philaadelphia, PA

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Krewstown Road Bridge - April 12, 2009

Overview

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Pennypack Creek on Krewstown Road in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1964
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 90.9 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.07667, -75.05500   (decimal degrees)
40°04'36" N, 75°03'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/495310/4436268 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Germantown (Philadelphia) PA
Inventory numbers
PA 67 7301 0110 0168 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31524 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 7.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1981)
10,000

Update Log 

  • May 2, 2009: New photo from Raymond Klein

Sources 

  • Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com

Comments 

Krewstown Road Bridge
Posted March 29, 2009, by James Cantwell (philajim [at] comcast [dot] net)

Two more pics

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Krewstown Road Bridge
Posted March 29, 2009, by James Cantwell (philajim [at] comcast [dot] net)

This website says the bridge was built 1n 1907. The plaque on the northbound side bears this out but on the southbound side there is a plaque with the date "1800" on it. I've included pics. These are about mid span and directly across from each other.

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