General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1988 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Address: | Market Street |
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 41° 14' 57.58" N 75° 53' 6.39" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 388.4 m | |
| main spans | 4 x 37 m | |
| number of spans | 12 | |
| abutments | number | 2 |
| piers | number | 11 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| arches |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
| piers on arch |
reinforced concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Market Street Bridge is a distinguished concrete arch bridge over the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings and built between 1926 and 1929. The bridge is 1,274.3-foot-long (388.4 m) with twelve spans, including four main spans measuring 120-foot-long (37 m) each. Six of the twelve arches are open spandrels. The architects designed four triumphal arches (or pylons) surmounted by limestone eagles with partially spread wings, intended as a memorial to veterans of the First World War. The paired pylons, two at each side of the bridge, are connected by a classical balustrade running the full length of the bridge.
In 1988, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)" and modified on August 10, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
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Carrère and Hastings
- Thomas Hastings (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20036977 - Published on:
02/05/2008 - Last updated on:
27/12/2023
