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33rd Street Bridge

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Photo taken by smallbones (Wikipedia User)

BH Photo #190853

Map 

Street View 

Description 

From HAER: This single-span skew arch culvert features brick ribs, semi-counsel squared stone masonry spandrel walls, and ashlar voussoirs. It was built to provide access to important water mains and is skewed due to a bend in Philadelphia's 33rd Street, which runs above it. The culvert is an integral part of a large retaining wall and abutment complex that comprises two bridges along 33rd Street. The bridges were erected to offer convenient access between North and West Philadelphia, and to provide a decorative gateway to the eastern edge of Fairmount Park.

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over (previously) Master Street on 33rd Street, Rt. 13
Location
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901
Design
Single span stone skew arch
Dimensions
Span length: 41.0 ft.
Total length: 41.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Also called
Master Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.97847, -75.18955   (decimal degrees)
39°58'42" N, 75°11'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/483814/4425384 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Philadelphia
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
19,531
Inventory numbers
PA 67 0013 0100 1237 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 47389 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2008)
Overall condition: Fair
Sufficiency rating: 59 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,402)
Built 1901 (556)
Built during 1900s (7,434)
Deck arch (11,638)
HAER documented (1,108)
Have street view (27,719)
Masonry Skew Arch (9)
NR-listed (2,997)
Open (40,261)
Owned by state (16,238)
 Pennsylvania (5,500)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (221)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (206)
Skewed (4,957)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,926)
Stone arch (3,170)
Stone-and-Brick Arch (49)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,335)
US 13 (13)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added category "Helicoidal Arch"
  • March 7, 2014: New Street View added by Dave King
  • April 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "HAER documented"
  • April 27, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added description
  • October 24, 2011: Photos imported by James Baughn
  • December 26, 2010: Added by Jodi Christman

Sources 

  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
  • HAER PA-463 - Brick Arch Culvert over Master Street, Spanning dirt slope of Master Street at Thirty-third Street (U.S. Route 13), Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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