Pa 248 (lr 163) over Norfolk Southern

Carbon County, Pennsylvania · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

• Pa 248 (lr 163) over Norfolk Southern in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1962 and reconstructed in 2019, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 25,764 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 83 of the 134 inventoried bridges in Carbon County rated fair (61.9%); 23 (17.2%) are rated poor.
• A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

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Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Pennsylvania department of transportation.

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