Schuylkill Expressway Bridge
Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Schuylkill Expressway Bridge, built in 1956 by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and reconstructed and painted blue in 2010, carries the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) over the Schuylkill River between West Philadelphia and the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia.[1]
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Schuylkill Expressway Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39.94180°N 75.19418°W / 39.94180; -75.19418 |
Carries | I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) |
Crosses | Schuylkill River, |
Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Official name | Schuylkill Expressway Bridge |
Owner | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
Maintained by | PennDOT |
ID number | 670076345404140 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Riveted haunched deck plate girder |
Material | Steel, concrete |
Total length | 1641.2 feet |
Width | 54.1 feet |
No. of spans | 6 |
Piers in water | 6 |
No. of lanes | 2 north 2 south 4 total |
History | |
Opened | 1956 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 69,892 as of 2009 |
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