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Breslau Bridge
Photos
East Elevation, Showing Truss Span 6 Through 2
Photo taken by Robert Shelley for the Historic American Engineering Record
View photos at Library of Congress
BH Photo #310134
Description
It is an exceptionally long, multiple-span steel truss structure, comprising six Parker truss spans in combination with steel plate girder and reinforced concrete approach spans. Constructed in 1911-14, it was the first major bridge built by Luzerno County. In 1945-46, the bridge was widened in accordance with an innovative method developed by Arthur G. Leake and Company.
-- Historic American Engineering Record
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Hanover Street
- Location
- Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Removed but not replaced
- History
- Built 1911 by Penn Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1948; Closed to traffic 1989; Removed 1996
- Builders
- - Arthur G. Leake & Co. (widening 1945-46)
- Horseheads Bridge Co. of Horseheads, New York (Erectors)
- Penn Bridge Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (Engineer original trusses)
- Scofield Engineering Co. (original design)
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 210.0 ft.
Total length: 1,777.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
- Also called
- Plymouth-Breslau Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.23788, -75.94390 (decimal degrees)
41°14'16" N, 75°56'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/420902/4565594 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Wilkes-Barre West
- Inventory numbers
- PA 40 7422 0815 0003 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 65000 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 20, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- December 24, 2014: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- HAER PA-479 - Breslau Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River at Hannover Street, Plymouth, Luzerne County, PA
- Geoff Hubbs