Scores of bridges around Westmoreland County are rated in poor condition

The Fayette Street Bridge in North Belle Vernon is shown in June 2021.

By Jeff Himler
Trib Total Media
Westmoreland County has 143 state-inspected bridges that are rated in poor condition and will need maintenance work, if they haven’t already been closed. PennDOT lists a bridge as being in poor condition if its deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert has a condition with a low rating. A bridge will be deemed in poor condition when “deterioration of primary structural elements has advanced.”

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