The Twin Bridges on Interstate 84 in Dunmore and the Green Ridge Street Bridge in Scranton were set to open this week, both part of major state Department of Transportation projects. The nearly $20 million project to replace the 208-foot-long, 52-foot-wide Green Ridge Street bridge in Scranton started near the end of 2024 as PennDOT closed a portion of Nay Aug Avenue for reconstruction in early December last year. The two-lane bridge over the Lackawanna River, built in 1946 and partly upgraded in 1983, deteriorated and had to be replaced, PennDOT officials said. The project included construction of a temporary bridge next to the original bridge, followed by demolition of the original bridge and construction of a permanent bridge in that same spot. PennDOT opened the temporary bridge in early May. The $113 million Twin Bridges project, which began in 2020, involved the replacement of two mainline bridges carrying I-84 eastbound and westbound over Roaring Brook and the active Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and the reconfiguration of Exit 2 with Route 435 in Dunmore and Roaring Brook Twp. The remainder of the work to wrap up both projects will be completed in 2026, PennDOT said.
The Twin Bridges on Interstate 84 spans over Roaring Brook and the active Delaware, Lackawanna and Western (DL&W) Railroad Thursday, December 18, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)