{"id":256647,"date":"2026-07-31T20:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/256647\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:45:18","slug":"scrantons-replaced-elm-street-bridge-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/256647\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton&#8217;s replaced Elm Street bridge opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The portion of Elm Street connecting Scranton\u2019s West Side and South Side reopened Friday following a project to replace the heavily trafficked 1958 Elm Street Bridge spanning the Lackawanna River. It had been closed since February 2025 to accommodate the bridge replacement. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Engineering District 4 Executive Jonathan Eboli, Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti and others gathered at the site Friday to celebrate the reopening and the project\u2019s completion. The bridge connecting East and West Elm streets is one of four targeted for replacement by PennDOT as part of the Scranton Local Bridge Project, according to the city. The reconstructed Parker Street Bridge, also known as the East Parker Street Bridge, reopened in January 2025, while the North Main Avenue Bridge carrying North Main over Leggetts Creek closed in January. The broader, four-bridge project also includes the West Lackawanna Avenue Bridge between downtown and West Side.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PennDOT workers pick up signs remaining from the work being...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-ELMSTBRIDGE-0801-07.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>PennDOT workers pick up signs remaining from the work being done on the Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"District Executive for PennDOT\u2019s Engineering District 4 Jonathan Eboli speaks...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-ELMSTBRIDGE-0801-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>District Executive for PennDOT\u2019s Engineering District 4 Jonathan Eboli speaks during the ceremony marking the opening of the reconstructed Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vehicles cross the Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-ELMSTBRIDGE-0801-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Vehicles cross the Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The reconstructed Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-ELMSTBRIDGE-0801-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The reconstructed Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti, center, points towards vehicles that...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-ELMSTBRIDGE-0801-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti, center, points towards vehicles that are waiting to cross the Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti speaks during the ceremony marking...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-ELMSTBRIDGE-0801-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti speaks during the ceremony marking the opening of the reconstructed Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A bicyclist crosses the Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-WEATHER-0801-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A bicyclist crosses the Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 7<\/p>\n<p>PennDOT workers pick up signs remaining from the work being done on the Elm Street Bridge in Scranton Friday, July 31, 2026. 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