Historic Bridges
of the United States
Ridley Creek Bridge
Delaware County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Ridley Creek on 25th Street in Chester
Location
Delaware County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1918
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.87333, -75.35667
(decimal degrees)
39°52'24" N, 75°21'24" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/469498/4413759
(zone/easting/northing)
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Bridgeport
Inventory numbers
PA 23 7023 0360 0091
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30876
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 05/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Critical
(2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.6
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1993)
1,700
Categories
Built 1918
(245)
Built during 1910s
(4,414)
Closed
(1,660)
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
(34)
Owned by county
(14,359)
Pennsylvania
(1,716)
Pony truss
(9,533)
Pratt pony truss
(535)
Pratt truss
(1,667)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,769)
Structurally deficient
(12,075)
Total length 50-75 feet
(5,061)
Truss
(16,269)
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