General Information
| Other name(s): | Lackawanna & Western Railroad |
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| Beginning of works: | 1908 |
| Completion: | 1911 |
| Status: | out of service |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge Structurae Plus |
Location
| Location: |
Portland, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Columbia, Warren County, New Jersey, USA |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 56' 15.36" N 75° 6' 20.52" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 10.4 m | |
| total length | 442.6 m | |
| span lengths | 2 × 36.6 m - 5 × 45.7 m - 2 × 10.1 m | |
| arch thickness | 1.8 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| arches |
reinforced concrete
|
Notes
Multiple-span reinforced concrete bridge including open- and closed-spandrel arches on a skewed and curved alignment, without expansion joints despite its extreme length.
Tracks have been removed but the bridge is currently being considered for New Jersey Transit commuter rail service into northeastern Pennsylvania.
Participants
Owner
- Abraham Burton Cohen (design engineer)
- Benjamin H. Davis (assistant chief engineer)
General contractor
Scaffolding
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The Delaware River Concrete Bridge. Slateford-Hopatcong Cut-off; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R.. In: Engineering News, v. 62, n. 27 ( 1910), pp. 713-717.
- : The Delaware River Viaduct. In: Purdue Engineering Review, n. 6, pp. 9-18.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20009581 - Published on:
02/07/2003 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016