General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Half-through truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Carries: |
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| Coordinates: | 39° 53' 34.48" N 75° 11' 50.11" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 213 m | |
| length of side spans | 107 m | |
| total length | ca. 1 500 m | |
| clearance | max. 41 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Girard Point Bridge is a double-decked cantilevered truss bridge carrying Interstate 95 across the Schuylkill River in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bridge was opened in 1973. It is the last crossing of the Schuylkill River, which empties into the Delaware River less than half a mile downstream.
History
This section needs expansion with: information on original construction details, including cost, etc.. You can help by adding to it. (May 2014)Construction and renovation in 2010 and 2011
The renovation of the Girard Point Bridge as of September 2010.The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation selected Buckley and Co. As the main contractor and a joint venture between Alpha-Liberty Painting as the paint contractor. The bridge deck was milled and a new surface was poured and the structural steel was painted in order to extend the life of the steel. Work finished in the fall of 2011, but restarted in 2012 for expansion-joint replacement.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Girard Point Bridge" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20002448 - Published on:
01/12/2001 - Last updated on:
29/12/2016
