Market_Street_Bridge_(Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania)

Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)

Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)

United States historic place

The Market Street Bridge is a distinguished concrete arch bridge that crosses the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

History and notable features

This bridge was designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings with consulting engineers Benjamin H. Davis and David A. Keefe,[2] and was built between 1926 and 1929.[3] 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.[4] Six of the twelve arches are open spandrels.[citation needed]

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] 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]

  • 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)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "- Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. [3]
    "Walk Wilkes-Barre Celebrating Wilkes-Barre's Bicentennial: 1806-2006" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. [4]
    "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.
  5. [5]
    "Record Market Street Bridge Eagles, (sculpture) | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. [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. [7]
    "| Market Street Bridge inspected". www.timesleader.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

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