Delaware River Viaduct

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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad NJ Cut-Off Viaduct DL&W RR NJ Cut-Off Viaduct viewed from the southeast along Interstate 80 (c) 2008 by Michael Minn

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3/4 VIEW OF VIADUCT FROM SW Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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ELEVATION OF TYPICAL ARCH OF VIADUCT, FROM SOUTH Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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ELEVATION OF TYPICAL PIER OF VIADUCT, FROM SOUTH Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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ELEVATION OF WESTERN ARCHES OVER STATE ROUTE 611 AND RAILROAD TRACKS, FROM SOUTH Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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3/4 VIEW OF WESTERN ARCHES, SHOWING CURVATURE OF VIADUCT Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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VIEW TO EAST ALONG DECK Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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VIEW TO EAST ALONG DECK, DETAIL OF NICHE AT TOP OF PIER Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Interstate 80, Delaware River and Stateford Road on former Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad

Location

Warren County, New Jersey, and Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Status

Abandoned, but intact

Future prospects

Proposed incorporation into a new 88-mile NJ Transit commuter rail line between Scranton and Port Morris

History

Built 1908-1911 as part of the 28.5 mile New Jersey Cut-Off; abandoned in 1979, tracks removed in 1984

Builders

- DL&W RR Office of Engineering
- George Ray
- Smith, McCormick Co.

Design

Open-spandrel concrete arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 150 ft.
Total length: 1,450 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.93765, -75.10574   (decimal degrees)
40°56'16" N, 75°06'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/491099/4531841 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Portland

Inventory number

BH 38256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 29, 2010: New video from Jacob P. Bernard
• July 28, 2010: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
• December 2, 2008: Added by Michael Minn

Sources 

• Michael Minn
• Jacob P. Bernard - jacob_bernard [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HAER PA-541
• Bridgemeister.com
• Wikipedia

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