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Overview: Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on PA 1021 (Eighth Street) in West Wyoming
Location: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic with 32 ton weight limit
History: Built 1900
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 220.2 ft.
Total length: 1,311.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.8 ft.
Also called: Susquehanna River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.30528, -75.83111 (decimal degrees)
41°18'19" N, 75°49'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/430425/4572979 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Pittston
Inventory numbers: PA 40 1021 0010 0126 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 9,749