Susquehanna River Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.

Overview

Open-spandrel arch bridge over Susquehanna River on PA 1009 (Market Street) in Wilkes-Barre

Location

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1926-29; rehabilitated 1986

Design

Open-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 1,274.0 ft.
Deck width: 53.8 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.24833, -75.88472   (decimal degrees)
41°14'54" N, 75°53'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/425873/4566702 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Wilkes-Barre West

Inventory numbers

PA 40 1009 0020 0082 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 88000873 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 23967 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31236 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 10/2008)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 79.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

10,177

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