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Passyunk Avenue Bridge, looking southwest, with SUNOCO oil refinery on the left.

Photo taken by D. Thomsen

Overview: Bridge over Schuylkill River; Schuylkill Avenue; ramp to S. 61st St
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1983
Design: double leaf bascule bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 222.1 ft.
Total length: 2,240.3 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 74.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.91833, -75.20639 (decimal degrees)
39°55'06" N, 75°12'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/482361/4418713 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Philadelphia
Inventory numbers: PA 67 3019 0070 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 45842 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2008): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 66.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 17,170