National Register of Historic Places

Market Street Bridge

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Listed
June 21, 1988
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88000873

About this property

The Market Street Bridge is a 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. This bridge was designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings with consulting engineers Benjamin H. Davis and David A. Keefe, and was built between 1926 and 1929. 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. 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. The paired pylons, two at each side of the bridge, are connected by a classical balustrade running the full length of the bridge. List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Media related to Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre) at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-342, "Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA", 41 photos, 16 data pages, 5 photo caption pages

Location

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
41.24868, -75.88498

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When was Market Street Bridge listed on the National Register?

Market Street Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Market Street Bridge?

Market Street Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Market Street Bridge?

The period of significance for Market Street Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.

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