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Lackawanna River Bridge

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Lackawanna River on Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton
Location
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Status
Demolished and replaced.
History
Built 1940
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 255.9 ft.
Deck width: 44.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.43833, -75.66833   (decimal degrees)
41°26'18" N, 75°40'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/444166/4587633 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Scranton
Inventory numbers
PA 35 7302 1211 0001 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 46196 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31063 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,100)
Built 1940 (1,074)
Built during 1940s (4,093)
Deck arch (11,339)
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (67)
Lost (24,730)
Open-spandrel arch (760)
 Owned by city (5,399)
Pennsylvania (5,318)
Replaced by new bridge (16,574)
Scranton, Pennsylvania (24)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,394)
Structurally deficient (14,203)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,225)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
  • January 11, 2009: Updated by Ian Anderson: Bridge has been/is being replaced-PennDOT website

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