Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)

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Market Street Bridge
Market Street Bridge, Wilkes-Barre.jpg
Market Street Bridge in 1982
Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
LocationMarket St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°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
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1926-1929
Built byRae, Walter S.
ArchitectCarrère and Hastings
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000873[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

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.[2] 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.[3] Six of the twelve arches are open spandrels.[4] 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.[5][6][4] 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.[1][7]

Gallery

  • Market Street Bridge

  • Pylon and span

  • Market Street Bridge entering Wilkes-Barre

  • Postcard showing the bridge and Wilkes-Barre skyline

  • North face

  • Suggested plan for the bridge

  • Construction

  • Northeast pylon with Hotel Sterling in background

  • Facing east from the bridge

  • East entrance of bridge

  • East entrance of bridge

  • East entrance of bridge, with flood walls installed

  • View of stairs and guardrail

  • Underside of a span

  • Aerial view of Wilkes-Barre and the Market Street Bridge (seen on right)

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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. ^ a b 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. ^ "| Market Street Bridge inspected". www.timesleader.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

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