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Overview: Through truss bridge over Penns Creek on TR 309 (Bridgewater Drive)
Location: Laurel Park, Union County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Slated for demolition and replacement.
History: Built 1904 by the Owego Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1949
Builder: - Owego Bridge Co. of Owego, New York
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 164.1 ft.
Total length: 167.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Bridgewater Drive Bridge
Penns Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.87081, -77.18348 (decimal degrees)
40°52'15" N, 77°11'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/316001/4526710 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Beavertown
Inventory numbers: PA 59 7204 0309 0024 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 33592 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31702 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2009): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 125