Structure 24451 · Luzerne County, PA

Broadway Street over Susquehanna River

Carries Broadway Street over Susquehanna River, At US 11/pa29 Intersect..

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,922 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

1,922 ft end to end, longest span 300 ft: about 5.3 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 through truss.

Built1914rebuilt 1987
Length1921.9 ft585.8 m
Daily traffic9,300counted 2011
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLuzerne
LocationAt US 11/pa29 Intersect.
CarriesBroadway Street
CrossesSusquehanna River
Coordinates41.21497, -76.00338

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1921.9 ft (585.8 m)
Max Span299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area3924.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1914 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,300 (2011)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000024451

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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