Historic Bridges
of the United States
Cresson Street Bridge
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Midvale Avenue on Cresson Street in Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
,
Philadelphia County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 59.1 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.01167, -75.19333
(decimal degrees)
40°00'42" N, 75°11'36" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/483499/4429070
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Germantown
Inventory numbers
PA 67 7301 0170 0093
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31514
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
12,740
Categories
Arch
(7,640)
Built 1908
(251)
Built during 1900s
(2,418)
Closed-spandrel arch
(1,140)
Deck arch
(6,722)
Functionally obsolete
(5,110)
NR-eligible
(2,574)
Open
(21,823)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
(51)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(108)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,715)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,989)
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