Holme Avenue Bridge

Photos

Phila HolmeAvenueBridgeWBRun01

Holme Avenue Bridge over Wooden Bridge Run

Photo taken by D. Thomsen

BH Photo #179484

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pennypack Creek on Holme Avenue in Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1921
Builder: - C.P. Boner (Architecht)
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 87.9 ft.
Total length: 227.0 ft.
Deck width: 54.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.05833, -75.03833 (decimal degrees)
40°03'30" N, 75°02'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/496730/4434232 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Frankford
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 16,516
Inventory numbers: PA 67 1016 0020 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 38791 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
NRHP 88000806 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31520 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

March 7, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Added NRHP info, street view & imported photo
September 26, 2010: New photos from D. Thomsen

Holme Avenue Bridge

Posted May 28, 2021, by Dierdre McKee (dierdre [dot] mckee [at] gmail [dot] com)

The bridge in the photos at the top of this record (and referenced with the NRHP number) is not the same bridge as shown in the street view.

Holme Avenue Bridge

Posted September 26, 2010, by D. Thomsen (dcthomsen [at] comcast [dot] net)

This bridge was built in 1921. See photo of bridge placque.