Historic Bridges
of the United States
Blue Stone Bridge
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Wissahickon Creek on Forbidden Drive in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1896
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 126.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.02833, -75.19833
(decimal degrees)
40°01'42" N, 75°11'54" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 67 7301 0150 0703
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31510
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 12/2005)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 74.8
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1982)
10
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Arch
(7,542)
Built 1896
(72)
Built during 1890s
(642)
Deck arch
(6,639)
Open
(21,539)
Owned by city
(1,847)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(107)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,247)
Stone arch
(1,348)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,613)
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