Girard Point Bridge

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.[2] It is the last crossing of the Schuylkill River, which empties into the Delaware River less than half a mile downstream. It has an has an average of 148,500 vehicles per day, including 6% truck traffic.

Girard Point Bridge
Girard Point Bridge and Basin Bridge in foreground (1995)
Coordinates39.8925°N 75.197°W / 39.8925; -75.197
CarriesSix lanes of I-95
(three upper, three lower)
CrossesSchuylkill River
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Maintained byPennsylvania Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignDouble-decked through cantilevered truss bridge
Total length9,090 ft (2,770 m)
Longest span705 ft (215 m)
History
Construction start1968 (1968)
Construction end1973 (1973)[1]
Statistics
TollNone
Location


History


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.[3]

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Girard Point Bridge.
  1. Staff. "Projects and Paychecks: Pennsylvania" (PDF format). AASHTO Transportation Recovery. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. S.J. Groves & Sons Co. v. Warner Co., 576 F.2d 524 (3rd Cir. 1978) Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Archived June 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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