Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
The Market Street Bridge is a distinguished concrete arch bridge that crosses the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Market Street Bridge | |
![]() Market Street Bridge in 1982 | |
Location | Market St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°14′55″N 75°53′7″W / 41.24861°N 75.88528°W |
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 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
History and notable features
editThis 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "- Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Walk Wilkes-Barre Celebrating Wilkes-Barre's Bicentennial: 1806-2006" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "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 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Record Market Street Bridge Eagles, (sculpture) | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Market Street Bridge -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "| Market Street Bridge inspected". www.timesleader.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
External links
editMedia 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