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    Weight Limit Posted on Route 4008 Nebo Ridge Road Bridge in Greene County

    March 05, 2026

    Uniontown, PA – ​The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing a newly established weight limit on Route 4008 (Nebo Ridge Road) Bridge in Richhill Township, Greene County.

    The new restriction will limit the weight of single vehicles to 12 tons, except for emergency vehicles with permits issued by the department. The posting was implemented after a routine inspection uncovered deterioration of the superstructure of the bridge. The bridge had a prior weight restriction of 22 tons.

    Vehicles exceeding the posted weight limit are suggested to find alternate routes.

    The Nebo Ridge Road 31-foot, steel, I-beam bridge was built in 1915 and has an overall condition classification of fair. Approximately 160 vehicles use the bridge daily, with 29% (46 trucks) anticipated to be affected by this posting. The remaining 71% of traffic is anticipated to be below this limit and can continue to use the structure without restriction.

    District 12 maintains 2,350 bridges across Pennsylvania’s four, far southwest corner counties of Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland. The commonwealth has the third-largest number of bridges in the nation, with more than 25,400 state-owned highway bridges greater than or equal to 8 feet in length. The average age of bridges on the state system is over 50 years old. For more information on its bridge locations and conditions, please visit https://gis.penndot.pa.gov/paprojects/bridge-conditions.

    Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices by calling 5-1-1 or following regional X alerts.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District12.

    Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D12Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Maczko, mmaczko@pa.gov or 724-415-3748.