Harrison Avenue Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Built: | 1921 - 1922 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA, North America |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 124.0 m | |
| span lengths | 22.9 m - 61.5 m - 22.9 m | |
| arch span | 61.5 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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|---|---|
| arches |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 8 September 1922 | Dedication |
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| 1946 | Roadway rehabilitated. |
| 1964 | Central Scranton Expressway constructed beneath. |
| 1972 | Original railings removed. |
| 1988 | Listed on U.S. National Register of Historic Places. |
Notes
Built to accommodate streetcar track (never installed). Originally spanned two railways: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad and Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad. Excursion trains from Steamtown National Historic Site run on the former, while the Central Scranton Expressway was built upon the roadbed of the latter.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Correlated Considerations in Design and Construction of Concrete Bridges, in "American Concrete Institute Proceedings" v. 22
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0009583 |
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| Created: | 02/07/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |