Delaware River Viaduct
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge
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| Other name(s): | Delaware |
| Built: | 1908 - 1911 |
| Status: | out of service |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Portland, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA, North America Columbia, Warren County, New Jersey, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 10.4 m | |
| total length | 442.6 m | |
| span lengths | 2 x 36.6 m - 5 x 45.7 m - 2 x 10.1 m | |
| arch thickness | 1.8 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| arches |
reinforced concrete
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Notes
Multiple-span reinforced concrete bridge including open- and closed-spandrel arches on a skewed and curved alignment, without expansion joints despite its extreme length.
Tracks have been removed but the bridge is currently being considered for New Jersey Transit commuter rail service into northeastern Pennsylvania.
Participants
Owner
General contractor
Scaffolding
Relevant Web Sites
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HAER: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Delaware, Spanning Delaware River, north of Portland-Columbia, Portland vicinity, Northampton County, PA
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Wikipedia: Delaware River Viaduct
Relevant Publications
- The Delaware River Concrete Bridge, in "Engineering News", 1910, n. 27 v. 62
- The Delaware River Viaduct, in "Purdue Engineering Review", n. 6
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0009581 |
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| Created: | 02/07/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |