Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)

Market Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Market Street Bridge in 1982
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Location	Market St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°14′55″N75°53′7″W / 41.24861°N 75.88528°W / 41.24861; -75.88528
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1926-1929
Built by	Rae, Walter S.
Architect	Carrère and Hastings
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.	88000873 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

The Market Street Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that crosses the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ^[1]

History and notable features

This bridge was designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings with consulting engineers Benjamin H. Davis and David A. Keefe, ^[2] and was built between 1926 and 1929. ^[3] The bridge is 1,274.3-foot-long (388.4 m) with twelve spans, including four main spans measuring 120-foot-long (37 m) each. ^[4] Six of the twelve arches are open spandrels.^{[ citation needed ]}

The architects designed four triumphal arches (or pylons) surmounted by limestone eagles with partially spread wings, intended as a memorial to veterans of the First World War. ^{[5] [6]} The paired pylons, two at each side of the bridge, are connected by a classical balustrade running the full length of the bridge.

In 1988, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^{[1] [7]}

Gallery

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  Market Street Bridge
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  Pylon and span
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  Market Street Bridge entering Wilkes-Barre
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  Postcard showing the bridge and Wilkes-Barre skyline
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  North face
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  Suggested plan for the bridge
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  Construction
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  Northeast pylon with Hotel Sterling in background
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  Facing east from the bridge
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  East entrance of bridge
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  East entrance of bridge
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  East entrance of bridge, with flood walls installed
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  View of stairs and guardrail
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  Underside of a span
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  Aerial view of Wilkes-Barre and the Market Street Bridge (seen on right)

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "- Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
3. "Walk Wilkes-Barre Celebrating Wilkes-Barre's Bicentennial: 1806-2006" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Edward P. Osnick (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Market Street Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved March 9, 2012.
5. "Record Market Street Bridge Eagles, (sculpture) | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
6. "Market Street Bridge -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
7. "| Market Street Bridge inspected". www.timesleader.com. June 19, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

External links

Media related to Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre) at Wikimedia Commons

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-342, " Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA ", 41 photos, 16 data pages, 5 photo caption pages