Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Concrete [1] Arch - Deck [11]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 327.7 m = 1075.2 ft
Main Spans: 11 at 33.5 m = 109.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 10.3 m = 33.8 ft (3 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 13.6 m = 44.6 ft for a 11 m = 36.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
West Pittston [83856]: Luzerne County [079], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
W PITTSTON MAIN & EXETER
Condition
Deck: Poor [4]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Poor [4]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 49 metric ton = 53.9 tons ()
Inventory: 32.7 metric ton = 36.0 tons ()
Appraisal
Structural: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: September 2020 [0920] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 1 km = 0.6 mi
Traffic
ADT: 10886 (2020) and Trucks: 3%
Future ADT: 20456 (In 2032
)