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Sanderson Avenue Bridge

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

View Of East Elevation

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #217555

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lackawanna River on Sanderson Avenue
Location
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1904; replaced 1990
Builders
- Edwin Thatcher of New York City, New York
- Lloyd Collins Contracting Co.
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.43500, -75.64667   (decimal degrees)
41°26'06" N, 75°38'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/445973/4587249 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Scranton
Inventory number
BH 49837 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,059)
Built 1904 (559)
Built during 1900s (7,188)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,965)
Deck arch (11,297)
Edwin Thatcher (5)
HAER documented (1,106)
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (66)
 Lloyd Collins Contracting Co. (1)
Lost (24,601)
Lost 1990 (181)
Lost during 1990s (3,975)
Owned by city (5,352)
Pennsylvania (5,296)
Replaced by new bridge (16,485)
Scranton, Pennsylvania (23)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER PA-173 - Sanderson Avenue Bridge, Sanderson Avenue spanning Lackawanna River, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

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