Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)

Market Street Bridge
Market Street Bridge, 1982
Location Market St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°14′55″N 75°53′7″W / 41.24861°N 75.88528°W / 41.24861; -75.88528Coordinates: 41°14′55″N 75°53′7″W / 41.24861°N 75.88528°W / 41.24861; -75.88528
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1926-1929
Built by Rae, Walter S.
Architect Carrere & Hastings
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference # 88000873[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

Market Street Bridge is a historic concrete arch bridge over the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings and built between 1926 and 1929.[2] It is a 1,274.3-foot-long (388.4 m) bridge with 12 spans. There are four main spans, each measuring 120-foot-long (37 m).[3] Six of the twelve arches are open spandrels.[4] Each side of the river has two pylons topped with limestone sculptures of eagles with partially spread wings, facing away from the bridge.[5][6][4] Flood walls were installed as part of the levee system.[7]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1][8]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Walk Wilkes-Barre Celebrating Wilkes-Barre's Bicentennial: 1806-2006" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Edward P. Osnick (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Market Street Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  4. 1 2 Prepelka, Ben. "Wilkes-Barre Market Street Bridge - Pennsylvania". www.scenicusa.net. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Record Market Street Bridge Eagles, (sculpture) | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Market Street Bridge -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  7. ↑ "Bridge Closed for Floodgate Testing in Wilkes-Barre". WNEP.com. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  8. ↑ "Market Street Bridge inspected". www.timesleader.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.


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