Structure 20603 · Lackawanna County, PA

SR 0435 Tr 435 over Lehigh River

Carries SR 0435 Tr 435 over Lehigh River, Clifton Twp Wayne Co Line.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

38 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1927rebuilt 1990
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic5,794counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLackawanna
LocationClifton Twp Wayne Co Line
CarriesSR 0435 Tr 435
CrossesLehigh River
Coordinates41.23662, -75.50064

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Deck Area230.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,794 (2024)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000020603

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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