Harrison Avenue Bridge
Harrison Avenue Bridge was a concrete deck arch bridge carrying Harrison Avenue (unsigned SR 6011) in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Its three spans included an open-spandrel ribbed arch over Roaring Brook, flanked by two closed-spandrel arches. The southwestern closed-spandrel arch spanned the former Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad (Laurel Line), converted to highway use in 1964 as the Central Scranton Expressway.[2] The northeastern closed-spandrel arch spans the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, now a heritage railroad operated by Steamtown National Historic Site.
Harrison Avenue Bridge | |
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 The Harrison Avenue Bridge in March 2015, with the Central Scranton Expressway under the right-most arch. | |
| Coordinates | 41°24′N 75°42′W |
| Carries | Harrison Avenue (State Route 6011) |
| Crosses | Roaring Brook and Central Scranton Expressway |
| Locale | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Other name(s) | South-East Scranton Viaduct |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Open-spandrel deck arch |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 407 feet (124 m) |
| Width | 40 feet (12 m) |
| Longest span | 202 feet (62 m) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Designer | Abraham Burton Cohen |
| Constructed by | Anthracite Bridge Company |
Harrison Avenue Bridge | |
 The Harrison Avenue Bridge in 1999. | |
  Location in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates | 41°24′0″N 75°39′5″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922 |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000767[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
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Built in 1921-1922, the bridge was notable as an example of Progressive Era civic involvement, its construction having been promoted by a citizens' group called the South to East Scranton Bridge Association. It was designed by New York City-based consulting engineer Abraham Burton Cohen, although Scranton Department of Public Works chief engineer William A. Schunk and his assistant Charles F. Schroeder were more actively involved in day-to-day supervision of construction.[3] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Construction of a replacement bridge on a parallel alignment began in October 2014 and was completed in December 2017.[4][5] The old bridge was demolished in June 2018.[6]
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Henwood, James N. J.; Muncie, John G. (1986). Laurel Line: An Anthracite Region Railway. Glendale, CA: Interurban Press; reprint, Eynon, PA: Tribute Books, 2005. p. 186. ISBN 0976507234.
- Spivey, Justin M. (August 1998). "Harrison Avenue Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 10–11. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- Lange, Stacy (October 21, 2014). "Harrison Avenue Bridge Project To Start Monday". WNEP. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- Lange, Stacy (December 8, 2017). "New Harrison Avenue Bridge Opens in Scranton". WNEP. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- Blackburne, Carolyn (June 5, 2018). "Old Harrison Avenue Bridge Demolished in Explosion". WNEP. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-498, "Harrison Avenue Bridge", 7 photos, 17 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Anthracite Bridge Company information at Structurae
- Abraham Burton Cohen at Structurae
- Harrison Avenue Bridge at Structurae