Built 1926-1929 Architect Carrere & Hastings Opened 1929 Body of water Susquehanna River | Built by Rae, Walter S. NRHP Reference # 88000873 Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 22 June 1988 | |
 | ||
Location Market St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR Similar Susquehanna River, Kirby Park, Hotel Sterling, River Common, Nesbitt Park | ||
Market Street Bridge is a historic concrete arch bridge over the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by the noted architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings and built between 1926 and 1929. It is a 1,274.3-foot-long (388.4 m) bridge with 12 spans. There are four main spans, each measuring 120-foot-long (37 m).
Map of Market St Bridge, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
References
Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA