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CP - Black Diamond Bridge

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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Description 

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Edwardsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1917
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad (WBC)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 1,310.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.0 ft.
Also called
WBCR - Black Diamond Bridge
Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.24809, -75.90498   (decimal degrees)
41°14'53" N, 75°54'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/424175/4566692 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 80806 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1917 (600)
Built during 1910s (8,985)
Canadian Pacific Railway (485)
Edwardsville, Pennsylvania (1)
Girder (8,567)
Have street view (23,861)
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (63)
Open (37,239)
Owned by railroad (10,422)
Pennsylvania (4,550)
Plate girder (6,571)
 Pratt through truss (4,708)
Pratt truss (8,187)
Railroad (13,783)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,838)
Through girder (3,190)
Through truss (13,190)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,703)
Truss (29,898)
Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad (2)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (6)

Update Log 

  • June 13, 2018: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Cor. design, spans
  • March 23, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added build date, name, & link to imagery
  • March 21, 2018: Added by Daniel Barnes

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