Structure 20884 · Lackawanna County, PA

7th Avenue over Lackawanna River

Carries 7th Avenue over Lackawanna River, West Of Main Street.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

62 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length62.0 ft18.9 m
Daily traffic140counted 2002
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLackawanna
LocationWest Of Main Street
Carries7th Avenue
CrossesLackawanna River
Coordinates41.57083, -75.50368

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area213.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic140 (2002)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000020884

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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