Suspension Bridges Crossing Lehigh Valley Railroad And North Branch Canal

This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Lehigh Valley Railroad And North Branch Canal. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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Bridgemeister ID:353 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1873
Name:South Street
Also Known As:Wire
Location:Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Lehigh Valley Railroad and North Branch Canal
Coordinates:41.239328 N 75.884643 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, c. 1925
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • In use until 1910, possibly longer. Replacement opened 1925.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg


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