Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)

Market Street Bridge is a distinguished concrete arch bridge over the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings and built between 1926 and 1929.[2] 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.[3] Six of the twelve arches are open spandrels.[4] 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][4] The paired pylons, two at each side of the bridge, are connected by a classical balustrade running the full length of the bridge.

Market Street Bridge
Market Street Bridge in 1982
LocationMarket St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°14′55″N 75°53′7″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1926-1929
Built byRae, Walter S.
ArchitectCarrère and Hastings
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000873[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

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

Gallery

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

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Walk Wilkes-Barre Celebrating Wilkes-Barre's Bicentennial: 1806-2006" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. "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.
  4. Prepelka, Ben. "Wilkes-Barre Market Street Bridge - Pennsylvania". www.scenicusa.net. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. "Record Market Street Bridge Eagles, (sculpture) | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. "Market Street Bridge -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  7. "| Market Street Bridge inspected". www.timesleader.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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