Newswatch 16's 16 Worst Bridges
The Top 16 Worst Bridges in northeastern and central Pennsylvania as chosen by Newswatch 16 based on PennDOT's Sufficiency Ratings and on the amount of traffic on the bridge each day.

Northern Tier
  • Susquehanna County: Route 171, Main Street, Susquehanna Borough, over Drinkers Creek. Rating 21 out of 100, Average traffic: 6250 vehicle each day, Construction date: 2012, Estimated cost: $1,200,000.

  • Wayne County: Bridge over Delaware River Near Milanville, Damascus Township (State Route 1002). Rating 15 out of 100. Average traffic: 399 vehicles each day, Construction date: 2015, Estimated cost: $5,000,000.


  • Wyoming County: Route 307 over Butter Milk Creek in Falls Township near the Lackawanna County line. Rating 39 out of 100. Average traffic: 3329 vehicles each day, Construction date: 2013, Estimated cost: $800,400.

Central Pennsylvania

  • Clinton County: Route 477, Salona over Long Run. Rating 3 out of 100. Average traffic: 2054 vehicles each day, Construction date: 2010, Estimated cost: $1,800,000.



  • Lycoming County: MIDDLE RD (State Route 2051) 1 mile south of Pennsdale, over Wolf Run. Rating 28 out of 100. Average traffic: 920 vehicles each day, Construction date: 2012, Estimated cost: unknown.



  • Snyder County: Paxton Street Bridge over Middle Creek, 1mile north of Paxtonville on State Route 3009. Rating 28 out of 100. Average traffic: 387 vehicles each day, Construction date: 2010, Estimated cost: $1,800,000.