Historic Bridges
of the United States
Ridge Avenue Bridge
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Wissahickon Creek on Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1954
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 119.1 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.01500, -75.20833
(decimal degrees)
40°00'54" N, 75°12'30" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 67 3009 0100 0120
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31532
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 11/2004)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 45.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2006)
14,769
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Arch
(7,542)
Built 1888
(44)
Built during 1880s
(477)
Deck arch
(6,639)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open
(21,539)
Owned by state
(6,496)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(107)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,029)
Stone arch
(1,348)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,412)
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