Historic Bridges
of the United States
Fountain Street Bridge
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Manayunk Canal on Fountain Street in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1960
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 81.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.03167, -75.23500
(decimal degrees)
40°01'54" N, 75°14'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 67 7301 0160 0127
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31517
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Excellent
(9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Excellent
(9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 48.8
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1980)
200
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1885
(64)
Built during 1880s
(477)
Functionally obsolete
(5,033)
Open
(21,540)
Owned by city
(1,847)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(107)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Steel grate deck
(355)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,315)
Truss
(15,706)
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