South Street Bridge, Spans Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, Pocono Northeast Railroad, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA
Summary
Significance: The South Street Bridge is an unusual, long span metropolitan bridge comprising thirteen concrete spans and two steel truss spans. While the concrete spans are representative, the trusses are unusual examples of a nonproprietary truss type designed by John E. Greiner and fabricated by the American Bridge Company. The trusses are formed with vertical endposts, diagonals in Pratt configuration, polygonal topchords, and unusual decorative portals.
Survey number: HAER PA-105
Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1947 Subsequent Work
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vehicular bridges
wilkes barre pa
bridge
south street bridge
pennsylvania
pennsylvania avenue
wilkes barre
wilkes barre boulevard
pocono
northeast
railroad
pocono northeast railroad
luzerne
luzerne county
barre
american bridge company
john e greiner
historic american engineering record
pennsylvania department of transportation
paula a spero
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south street
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Greiner, John E
American Bridge Company
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Spero, Paula A, C, contractor
Location
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.)
,
41.24591, -75.88131
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html