Carey Avenue Bridge (1895)

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Carey Avenue - Susquehanna River Bridge

Photo from Edward Miller Collection

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

BH Photo #465965

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Carey Avenue
Location: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1895; Replaced 1948
Builder: - Penn Bridge Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Railroads: - Interurban
- Plymouth Street Railway
- Wilkes-Barre & Wyoming Valley Traction Co.
Design: Pennsylvania through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.24235, -75.93275 (decimal degrees)
41°14'32" N, 75°55'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/421841/4566079 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 86943 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

December 31, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
February 15, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added build date and railroad info; Corrected lost date
February 15, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
October 13, 2019: Added by Geoff Hubbs

Carey Avenue Bridge (1895)

Posted February 15, 2020, by Luke

Yes, since it's of the 1948 bridge.

Carey Avenue Bridge (1895)

Posted February 15, 2020, by Geoff Hubbs (geoffrey [dot] hubbs [at] att [dot] net)

Luke - should I now remove the first photo from this page?