COLUMBUS AVE
Carrying COLUMBUS AVE over HULL CREEK
170 FT SE OF 4TH STREET, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
COLUMBUS AVE in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania sits above 17% of rated Pennsylvania bridges on inventory load rating (28 t), while its 1983 build year is earlier than 36% of Lackawanna's recorded-year cohort (363 bridges).
COLUMBUS AVE in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1983, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure PA:000000000057555
LATE-CENTURY · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: COLUMBUS AVE
The COLUMBUS AVE bridge in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania carries COLUMBUS AVE over HULL CREEK. It was built in 1983, making it 43 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 6.1 meters (20 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 200 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Pennsylvania bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 5/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How COLUMBUS AVE compares
Age against the county: built in 1983, earlier than 131 of Lackawanna's 363 bridges with a recorded construction year (36%), against a county median build year of 1967. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Pennsylvania bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (23,297 of 23,299 rated).
COLUMBUS AVE vs every rated Pennsylvania bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
28 Top 83% higher than 17% of 23,297 bridges
rated Pennsylvania bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Lackawanna inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 363 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1983
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 6.1 m (20 ft)
- Deck Width
- 12.4 m (41 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 200 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000057555
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether COLUMBUS AVE is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare COLUMBUS AVE against other structures in Lackawanna and across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for COLUMBUS AVE?
COLUMBUS AVE in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is COLUMBUS AVE inspected?
COLUMBUS AVE's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 200 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. COLUMBUS AVE is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for COLUMBUS AVE?
COLUMBUS AVE has an NBI inventory load rating of 28.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining COLUMBUS AVE?
COLUMBUS AVE is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is COLUMBUS AVE and does age affect safety?
COLUMBUS AVE was built in 1983, making it 43 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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