John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge

John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge

John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge, with 30th Street Station and the Cira Centre
Official name John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge
Other name(s) JFK Boulevard Bridge
Carries John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Crosses Schuylkill River, CSX Transportation tracks, Schuylkill River Trail[1]
Locale Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owner Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Maintained by PennDOT
ID number 670095015000000
Design girder and floorbeam system
Material steel
Total length 487.9 feet
Width 47.9 feet
Number of spans 3
Piers in water 2
Constructed by PennDOT
Construction end 1959
Opened 1959, reconstructed 2009
Daily traffic 2,629 as of 2009
BH 45857 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

The John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge was built in 1959 and reconstructed 2009 by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. It carries John F. Kennedy Boulevard (two lanes westbound, one lane eastbound) across the Schuylkill River, Schuylkill River Trail, and CSX Transportation tracks.[1]

See also

List of crossings of the Schuylkill River

References

  1. ^ a b "JFK Boulevard Bridge, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania". Historic Bridges of the United States. James Baughn. 2010-08-10. http://bridgehunter.com/pa/philadelphia/jfk-boulevard/. Retrieved 2010-08-18. "Girder bridge over Schuylkill River;CSX, on JFK Boulevard"