Structure 24453 · Luzerne County, PA

Water Street over Susq Riv / Luz & Susq Rr

Carries Water Street over Susq Riv / Luz & Susq Rr, Pittston / West Pittston.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,016 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 3/9

1,016 ft end to end, longest span 202 ft: about 2.8 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 1984
Length1016.1 ft309.7 m
Daily traffic8,665counted 2011
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLuzerne
LocationPittston / West Pittston
CarriesWater Street
CrossesSusq Riv / Luz & Susq Rr
Coordinates41.32457, -75.79296

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1016.1 ft (309.7 m)
Max Span202.1 ft (61.6 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area2075.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1914 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,665 (2011)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000024453

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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