Historic Bridges
of the United States
42nd Street Bridge
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Steel through arch bridge over Amtrak on 42nd Street in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 262.2 ft.
Total length: 308.1 ft.
Deck width: 30.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.97167, -75.20833
(decimal degrees)
39°58'18" N, 75°12'30" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/482209/4424633
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Philadelphia
Inventory numbers
PA 67 7301 0270 0125
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31503
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 04/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1978)
2,900
Categories
Arch
(8,291)
Built 1910
(555)
Built during 1910s
(5,674)
NR-eligible
(2,768)
Open
(23,113)
Owned by city
(2,131)
Pennsylvania
(2,249)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(68)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(66)
Span length 250-500 feet
(637)
Steel through arch
(141)
Structurally deficient
(14,984)
Sufficiency rating zero
(309)
Toll
(120)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,408)
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