By far the worst bridge we found in the northern tier is along Route 171, the main street in Susquehanna borough.
PennDOT has blocked off one lane to keep drivers off the worst part of the bridge which runs over Drinker Creek. People who live there said the bridge is not safe.
"We have big stone trucks that go across with their loads of stone. If you're walking along the sidewalk on the bridge you can feel the bridge shake up and down," said Gwen Williams of Susquehanna. "You can feel it shake up and down." She added it scares her a bit because she doesn't want to be the one who goes in the creek below the bridge.
PennDOT said repairing the bridge may be tricky because The Town Restaurant shares the bridge's foundation. Drinker Creek runs underneath the restaurant and the bridge along Route 171.
"It's beautiful all four seasons of the year. It's great in the spring and summer and even in the winter time with all the ice and snow. It's a great selling point," said restaurant owner Jeff McRoberts.
McRoberts took us underneath both structures, the restaurant and the bridge. He said the bottom of his wooden structure appears to be in great shape but further down stream, the bridge's steel beams under the road look like they're in rough shape. You can see a lot of rust and water damage.
The bridge was built in 1930 and is a real concern for PennDOT. There is currently no restrictions on the bridge but PennDOT put road blocks over one lane to reduce the weight from cars and trucks on the bridge. Any major work on the bridge isn't scheduled until 2012.
People who live there say that's way too long to wait.
"That's quite a ways off, four years. They should be on it in six months, as soon as spring breaks they should be on it," said Richard Vasey of Susquehanna.
Engineers from PennDOT have been inspecting the bridge. There is no word if the project may be pushed up on the list.
Another bad bridge is in Wayne County. This one lane bridge in Damascus Township was built in 1901. According to PennDOT, the wooden-deck of the bridge is in desperate need of repair.
Because it crosses the Delaware River into New York state, the cost to repair this bridge will have to come from both Pennsylvania and New York. Right now there is no funding or plans to repair the bridge.
The final troubled span is small but important to people in Wyoming County. The bridge along Route 307 runs over Buttermilk Creek in Falls Township. It was built in 1917 and needs repairs. We're told work on the bridge may not happen until 2013.
PennDOT has blocked off one lane to keep drivers off the worst part of the bridge which runs over Drinker Creek. People who live there said the bridge is not safe.
"We have big stone trucks that go across with their loads of stone. If you're walking along the sidewalk on the bridge you can feel the bridge shake up and down," said Gwen Williams of Susquehanna. "You can feel it shake up and down." She added it scares her a bit because she doesn't want to be the one who goes in the creek below the bridge.
PennDOT said repairing the bridge may be tricky because The Town Restaurant shares the bridge's foundation. Drinker Creek runs underneath the restaurant and the bridge along Route 171.
"It's beautiful all four seasons of the year. It's great in the spring and summer and even in the winter time with all the ice and snow. It's a great selling point," said restaurant owner Jeff McRoberts.
McRoberts took us underneath both structures, the restaurant and the bridge. He said the bottom of his wooden structure appears to be in great shape but further down stream, the bridge's steel beams under the road look like they're in rough shape. You can see a lot of rust and water damage.
The bridge was built in 1930 and is a real concern for PennDOT. There is currently no restrictions on the bridge but PennDOT put road blocks over one lane to reduce the weight from cars and trucks on the bridge. Any major work on the bridge isn't scheduled until 2012.
People who live there say that's way too long to wait.
"That's quite a ways off, four years. They should be on it in six months, as soon as spring breaks they should be on it," said Richard Vasey of Susquehanna.
Engineers from PennDOT have been inspecting the bridge. There is no word if the project may be pushed up on the list.
Another bad bridge is in Wayne County. This one lane bridge in Damascus Township was built in 1901. According to PennDOT, the wooden-deck of the bridge is in desperate need of repair.
Because it crosses the Delaware River into New York state, the cost to repair this bridge will have to come from both Pennsylvania and New York. Right now there is no funding or plans to repair the bridge.
The final troubled span is small but important to people in Wyoming County. The bridge along Route 307 runs over Buttermilk Creek in Falls Township. It was built in 1917 and needs repairs. We're told work on the bridge may not happen until 2013.
