Historic Bridges
of the United States
Susquehanna River Bridge
Luzerne County
,
Pennsylvania
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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
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 number)
NRHP 88000873
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31236
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2006)
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:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 7.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2008)
19,182
Categories
Arch
(7,668)
Built 1926
(316)
Built during 1920s
(4,736)
Deck arch
(6,753)
Functionally obsolete
(5,758)
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
(30)
NR-listed
(1,552)
Open
(22,117)
Open-spandrel arch
(224)
Owned by state
(6,726)
Pennsylvania
(1,714)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,041)
Structurally deficient
(12,038)
Susquehanna River
(20)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(721)
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