Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) Explained
The Market Street Bridge is a distinguished concrete arch bridge that crosses the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
History and notable features
This bridge was designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings with consulting engineers Benjamin H. Davis and David A. Keefe,[1] and was built between 1926 and 1929.[2] The bridge is 1274.3adj=midNaNadj=mid with twelve spans, including four main spans measuring 120adj=midNaNadj=mid each.[3] Six of the twelve arches are open spandrels.
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.[4] [5] The paired pylons, two at each side of the bridge, are connected by a classical balustrade running the full length of the bridge.
In 1988, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
Gallery
Image:Market Street Bridge.jpg|Market Street BridgeImage:MArket Street Bridge, Wilkes Barre.jpg|Pylon and spanImage:07 Market Street Bridge, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.jpg|Market Street Bridge entering Wilkes-BarreImage:Skyline from Kirby Park, showing Sterling Hotel and Market Street Bridge over Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Pa (63540).jpg|Postcard showing the bridge and Wilkes-Barre skylineImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-6.tif|North faceImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-23.tif|Suggested plan for the bridgeImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-24.tif|ConstructionImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-10.tif|Northeast pylon with Hotel Sterling in backgroundImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-7.tif|Facing east from the bridgeImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-1.tif|East entrance of bridgeImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-2.tif|East entrance of bridgeImage:Flood Walls on Market Street in Wilkes-Barre.jpg|East entrance of bridge, with flood walls installedImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-13.tif|View of stairs and guardrailImage:Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-15.tif|Underside of a spanImage:Downtown Wilkes Barre along the Susquehanna River.jpg|Aerial view of Wilkes-Barre and the Market Street Bridge (seen on right)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: - Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA . 2022-11-29 . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- Web site: Walk Wilkes-Barre Celebrating Wilkes-Barre's Bicentennial: 1806-2006 . 2018-04-03 . 9.
- Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H086648_01D.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Market Street Bridge]. 2012-03-09. Edward P. Osnick. PDF. August 1983.
- Web site: Record Market Street Bridge Eagles, (sculpture) Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution. collections.si.edu. en. 2018-04-03.
- Web site: Market Street Bridge -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Travel Itinerary. www.nps.gov. 2018-04-03.
- Web site: Market Street Bridge inspected. www.timesleader.com. 19 June 2015. 2018-04-03.
