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South Street Bridge, Spans Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, Pocono Northeast Railroad, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA

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South Street Bridge, Spans Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, Pocono Northeast Railroad, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA

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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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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Greiner, John E
American Bridge Company
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Spero, Paula A, C, contractor
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Location

Wilkes-Barre (Pa.)41.24591, -75.88131
Google Map of 41.2459149, -75.88130749999999
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Library of Congress
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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

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