Historic Bridges
of the United States
Falls Bridge
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1895; rehabilitated 1986
Design
Baltimore through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 191.9 ft.
Total length: 566.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.00833, -75.19833
(decimal degrees)
40°00'30" N, 75°11'54" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 67 7301 0040 0004
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31515
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 53.7
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1981)
13,000
Categories
19th Century
(1,720)
Baltimore truss
(39)
Built 1895
(73)
Built during 1890s
(649)
Functionally obsolete
(5,063)
NR-eligible
(2,567)
Open
(21,591)
Owned by city
(1,879)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(107)
Schuylkill River
(26)
Span length 175-250 feet
(990)
Through truss
(5,205)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(996)
Truss
(15,739)
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