Historic Bridges
of the United States
Water Street Bridge
Luzerne County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Water Street in Pittston
Location
Luzerne County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1914 by the Penn Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Builder
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Penn Bridge Co.
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 202.1 ft.
Total length: 1,016.1 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.32667, -75.79167
(decimal degrees)
41°19'36" N, 75°47'30" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/433749/4575323
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Pittston
Inventory numbers
PA 40 7303 2305 0004
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31241
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 08/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 40.9
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1995)
7,130
Categories
Built 1914
(387)
Built during 1910s
(3,647)
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
(30)
Open
(21,823)
Owned by county
(14,295)
Parker truss
(445)
Penn Bridge Co.
(18)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Span length 175-250 feet
(1,031)
Structurally deficient
(10,853)
Susquehanna River
(20)
Through truss
(5,419)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(715)
Truss
(16,067)
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