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")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/482220/4429442
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Germantown
Inventory numbers
PA 67 3009 0100 0120
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31532
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 11/2006)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.1
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2008)
11,188
Categories
19th Century
(2,019)
Arch
(7,666)
Built 1888
(50)
Built during 1880s
(549)
Deck arch
(6,750)
NR-listed
(1,539)
Open
(22,111)
Owned by state
(6,722)
Pennsylvania
(1,714)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(51)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(108)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,211)
Stone arch
(1,376)
Structurally deficient
(12,037)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,487)
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