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Bridge conditions in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

458 inventoried bridges · 103 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Of the 458 Luzerne County bridges in the federal inventory, 103 carry a poor rating. That 22.5% share is roughly 3x the national average.

103 of the 458 bridges in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, are rated in poor condition (22.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
139 bridges (30.3%) are rated good and 216 (47.2%) fair.
The median Luzerne County bridge was built in 1966.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is TR309 Cross Valley over Toby Creek (built 1963), carrying about 41,421 vehicles a day.

Good 30.3% · Fair 47.2% · Poor 22.5% of 458 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
TR309 Cross Valley over Toby Creek	1963	41,421	Poor
TR309 Cross Valley over Toby Creek	1963	41,421	Poor
SR 0309 Tr 309 over Tobys Creek	1928	34,229	Poor
SR 0309 Tr 309 over Ramp A; SR 8039	1980	32,542	Poor
SR 0309 Tr 309 over Toby Creek	1941	29,878	Poor
SR 0309 Tr 309 over Toby Creek	1941	29,878	Poor
SR 0309 Tr 309 over Toby Creek	1941	29,878	Poor
I-81 SB over Luz Co Rail Authority	1966	29,000	Poor
SR 0081 I-81 NB over SR 6309	1967	28,742	Poor
I-81 NB over Luz Co Rail Authority	1966	28,742	Poor
SR 0309 Tr 309 SB over SR 2022 Railrd N.washing	1984	25,802	Poor
Mr 0115 Tr 115 over Reading Bluemt& Northern	1941	24,427	Poor
SR 0081 I-81 NB over Nrflk Sthrn RR & Bl Crk	1967	20,336	Poor
I-81 NB over SR 3007 @ Exit 155	1965	19,167	Poor
I-81 NB over Big Wapwallopen Creek	1965	19,167	Poor
SR 2004 River St over Mill Creek	1929	18,527	Poor
I-81 SB over SR 3007 (blue Ridge Tr)	1965	17,930	Poor
SR 0011 Tr 11 over Susq River RR SR 2037	1924	17,383	Poor
I-81 NB over I-80 WB	1965	16,986	Poor
SR 0081 I-81 NB over Nrflk Sthrn RR	1967	15,950	Poor
I-81 SB over Nescopeck Creek	1965	15,765	Poor
I-80 WB over Pa 93 Tr 93 Exit 253	1965	15,666	Poor
SR 0415 Tr 415 over Toby Creek	1941	15,449	Poor
SR 0309 Tr 309 over Bow Creek	1929	15,111	Poor
I-81 NB over W. Foothills Drive	1965	14,586	Poor
SR 1009 Market St over Susquehanna River	1926	14,585	Poor
I-80 EB over Pa 93 Tr 93 Exit 256	1965	14,363	Poor
SR 0924 Tr 924 over Nrflk Sthrn RR	1967	14,228	Poor
SR 0115 Tr 115 NB over SR 0081 I-81 NB & SB	1963	14,137	Poor
Mr 0315 Tr 315 over Reading Bluemt& Northern	1984	13,677	Poor
SR 6309 NB over Ashley Park Llc	1966	12,065	Poor
I-80 WB over Honey Hole Rd Nescopeck	1966	11,177	Poor
I-80 WB over Linesville Creek	1966	11,177	Poor
I-80 EB over Pa 309	1966	10,822	Poor
I-80 EB over Linesville Creek	1966	10,822	Poor
SR 2005 Blackman over Luz Co Rail Authority	1965	10,151	Poor
SR 0080 I-80 EB over SR 0081 I-81 Exit 151A	1965	10,082	Poor
Broadway Street over Susquehanna River	1914	9,300	Poor
SR 1013 over Tobys Creek	1939	8,846	Poor
Water Street over Susq Riv / Luz & Susq RR	1914	8,665	Poor
SR 0118 Tr 118 over Pikes Creek	1935	7,630	Poor
SR 0118 Tr 118 over Harveys Creek	1935	7,630	Poor
SR 0011 Tr 11 over Hunlock Creek	1940	6,406	Poor
SR 1021 over Abrahams Creek	1962	6,292	Poor
SR 2020 Scott St over Laurel Run	1929	5,909	Poor
Hillside Road CR16 over Tobys Creek	1970	5,783	Poor
SR1021 E Eighth St over Abrahams Creek	1925	4,747	Poor
SR1036 Carvertonrd over Abrahams Creek	1976	4,567	Poor
SR 2010 over Sugar Notch Run Creek	1961	4,458	Poor
SR 0118 Tr 118 over Fades Creek	1932	4,241	Poor
SR 2001 over Solomon Creek	1984	4,080	Poor
SR 3019 over Big Black Creek	1990	3,692	Poor
SR 2007 South St over RR and Local Streets	1925	3,115	Poor
SR 4016 over Hunlock Creek	1925	3,114	Poor
SR 3019 over Hazle Creek	1961	2,928	Poor
SR 0029 Tr 29 over Harveys Creek	1927	2,737	Poor
SR 0029 Tr 29 over Ceasetown Dam Outlet	1932	1,669	Poor
SR 2055 over Sandy Run	1959	1,665	Poor
SR 2055 over Pond Creek	1959	1,665	Poor
SR 3020 over Black Creek	1929	1,506	Poor
SR 2047 over Big Wapwallopen Creek	1919	1,439	Poor
South Empire St. over Spring Run	1972	1,400	Poor
SR 3010 Alberdeen over Wapwallopen Creek	1925	1,314	Poor
SR 0239 Tr 239 over Pine Creek	1928	1,278	Poor
SR1014 Overlook Rd over SR 0309 Tr 309	1940	1,265	Poor
SR 0239 Tr 239 over Little Wapwallopen Creek	1940	1,253	Poor
N. Washington St. over Luzerne & Susquehanna RR	1929	1,000	Poor
SR 3006 over Branch of Pond Creek	1966	973	Poor
E. Division Street over Solomon Creek	1977	835	Poor
First Street over Mill Creek	1973	700	Poor
Sutton Creek Rd over Sutton Creek	1925	700	Poor
Sutton Creek Road over Sutton Creek	1925	695	Poor
SR 4014 Academy St over Pine Creek	1961	624	Poor
SR3101 Schweitz Rd over SR 0080 I-80	1965	507	Poor
SR 2100 Lidys Rd over SR 0315 Tr 315	1955	499	Poor
SR 1048 Meeker Rd over Branch Harvey Creek	1956	369	Poor
Dale Drive over Big Wapwallopen Creek	1997	350	Poor
Sleepy Hollow Road over Nescopeck Creek	1920	280	Poor
Franklin Street over Toby Creek	1952	250	Poor
T-783 Harris Hill over Tobys Creek	1920	220	Poor
SR 4001 over Branch Hunlock Creek	1949	206	Poor
SR 3013 over Wapwallopen Creek	1961	182	Poor
SR 4018 over Pine Creek	1952	154	Poor
Kisenwether Road over Trib. to Nescopeck Creek	1965	150	Poor
Troutbrook Rd over Trout Brook	1986	150	Poor
Gross Road over Huntsville Creek	1975	130	Poor
SR 3011 over Wapwallopen Creek	1958	128	Poor
Rodgers Ave over Solomon Creek	1960	110	Poor
Jaycee Drive over Black Creek	1968	100	Poor
Cemetery Road over Pond Creek	1956	75	Poor
Henry Drive over Little Wapwallopen Creek	1936	75	Poor
Deep Hole Road over Nescopeck Creek	1920	70	Poor
Ftorkowski Road over Huntington Creek	1910	55	Poor
Tripp Road over Maple Run	1977	50	Poor
Stephenson Street over Lackawanna River	1959	50	Poor
SR 1050 (dead End) over Toby Creek	1963	38	Poor
Devils Elbow Road over Pine Creek	1977	30	Poor
Patla Road over Arnold Creek	1957	25	Poor
Laurel Drive over Nuangola Outlet	1986	25	Poor
Faux Road over Wapwallopen Creek	1900	20	Poor
Ice Lake Drive over Wright Creek	1963	15	Poor
Weyhemeyer Street over Little Wapwallopen Creek	1935	10	Poor
Carey Street over Solomon Creek	1930	–	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 0081 & SR 8015 over Laurel Run	1963	66,529	Fair
SR 0081 I-81 over Mill Creek	1963	62,756	Fair
SR 0081 over Lidys Road	2010	61,758	Good
Tr 309 I-81 Ramps over Laurel Run Creek	1941	61,120	Fair
SR 0309 X Valley over SR 2020 Scott St	1991	61,120	Good
SR 0081 I-81 over Solomon Creek	1967	55,866	Fair
SR 0309 Tr 309 over Luz Co Rail Authority	1991	50,762	Good
Tr 309 NB & SB over Wilkes Barre Boulevard	1991	50,762	Fair
SR 0309 Tr 309 over SR 2004; L&s RR; Susq R	1976	44,183	Fair
SR 0081 I-81 over Stony Creek	1967	41,761	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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