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South Street Bridge
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South Street Bridge
Bridge replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2014
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BH Photo #284894
Description
South Street Bridge demolished in 2009. Replaced in 2010 by a new bridge and new approaches, and new ramp connections with the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76).
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Girder bridge over Schuylkill River on South Street
- Location
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Built 1923; rehabilitated 1982; replaced 2010
- Design
- Double leaf bascule, fixed in place
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 117.1 ft.
Total length: 582.0 ft.
Deck width: 36.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.94667, -75.18667 (decimal degrees)
39°56'48" N, 75°11'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/484053/4421854 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Philadelphia
- Average daily traffic (as of 1975)
- 20,000
- Inventory numbers
- PA 67 7301 0010 0011 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 46462 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 45850 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of May 2018)
- Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 90 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- January 1, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
- June 5, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- December 9, 2010: Updated by Bill Stephens: New bridge opened in 2010
- September 30, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
- August 10, 2010: Updated by D. Thomsen: Norfolk Southern Railway, not Railroad
This bridge no longer operates, but it's now replaced with a non-movable bridge.