Girard Point Bridge

Girard Point Bridge
Girard Point Bridge and Basin Bridge in foreground (1995)
Coordinates	39.8925°N 75.197°W / 39.8925; -75.197
Carries	6 lanes (3 upper, 3 lower) of I-95
Crosses	Schuylkill River
Locale	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Maintained by	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Double-decked through cantilevered truss bridge
Total length	9,090 ft (2,770 m)
Longest span	705 ft (215 m)
History
Construction start	1968; 57 years ago (1968)
Construction end	1973; 52 years ago (1973)[1]
Statistics
Toll	None
Location

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 is crossed by an average of 148,500 vehicles per day, including 6% truck traffic.

History

• A bridge similar to this appears in Need for Speed: Most Wanted , except it is designed to resemble the Tobin Bridge in Boston and the Brent Spence Bridge in Ohio

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

• List of crossings of the Delaware River
• List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
• Transportation in Pennsylvania

References

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) [1] Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
3. [2] Archived June 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.