Wissahickon Memorial Bridge

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Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Wissahickon Creek/Lincoln Drive on Henry Avenue
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 2009
Builders: - Clement E. Chase (Engineer)
- George S. Webster of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Consulting Engineer)
- Paul P. Cret (Consulting Architect)
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland (Engineer)
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 288.1 ft.
Total length: 688.0 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Also called: Henry Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.02361, -75.19556 (decimal degrees)
40°01'25" N, 75°11'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/483313/4430396 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Germantown
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 27,787
Inventory numbers: PA 67 4001 0050 1334 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 39033 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 47391 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 87 (out of 100)
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