Historic Bridges
of the United States
Tunkhannock Viaduct
Wyoming County
,
Pennsylvania
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Facts
Overview
Massive ten-span concrete arch bridge over Tunkhannock Creek on the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Nicholson
Location
Wyoming County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912-15 for the Lackawanna Railroad
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 2,375.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1977
Also called
Nicholson Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.62708, -75.77608
(decimal degrees)
41°37'37" N, 75°46'34" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 77001203
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31850
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Arch
(7,542)
Built 1915
(688)
Built during 1910s
(3,549)
Deck arch
(6,639)
HAER documented
(282)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open
(21,539)
Open-spandrel arch
(194)
Owned by railroad
(589)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(693)
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
(13)
Update Log
February 26, 2007: Posted photos from Robert Drew
Sources
Robert Drew
HAER PA-87
- Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming County, PA
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