DeKalb Street Bridge

Photos

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #513082

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Schuylkill River on Dekalb Pike
Location: Bridgeport, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1925; replaced 1993
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 115.2 ft.
Total length: 807.1 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.10993, -75.34442 (decimal degrees)
40°06'36" N, 75°20'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/470647/4440015 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Norristown
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 6,414
Inventory numbers: PA 46 0202 0120 1304 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 41690 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2009): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 79.1 (out of 100)
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Schuylkill River Bridge

Posted July 3, 2018, by Richard Burton (rburton6543 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Photos of the original bridge that burned in 1924 can be seen here.

Any of these photos can be used with just attribution.