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Market Street Bridge
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Market Street Bridge in 1982
Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
Location in Pennsylvania
Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Market Street Bridge (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
Location in the United States
Location Market St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River, Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1926-1929
Built by Rae, Walter S.
Architect Carrère and Hastings
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000873
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

The Market Street Bridge is a special concrete arch bridge in Pennsylvania. It crosses the Susquehanna River, connecting the towns of Kingston and Wilkes-Barre. This amazing bridge was built between 1926 and 1929.

It was designed by a famous architecture firm called Carrère and Hastings. The bridge is very long, about 1,274 feet (388 meters). It has twelve sections, called spans. Four of these main spans are each 120 feet (37 meters) long.

The bridge has cool features like four tall, decorative arches called pylons. These pylons have limestone eagles on top with their wings spread. These eagles and arches were added to remember the brave soldiers who served in World War I. A fancy railing, called a balustrade, connects these pylons along the whole bridge.

In 1988, the Market Street Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's an important historical site.

Images for kids

  • Market Street Bridge

    Market Street Bridge

  • MArket Street Bridge, Wilkes Barre

    Pylon and span

  • 07 Market Street Bridge, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

    Market Street Bridge entering Wilkes-Barre

  • Skyline from Kirby Park, showing Sterling Hotel and Market Street Bridge over Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Pa (63540)

    Postcard showing the bridge and Wilkes-Barre skyline

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-6

    North face

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-23

    Suggested plan for the bridge

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-24

    Construction

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-10

    Northeast pylon with Hotel Sterling in background

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-7

    Facing east from the bridge

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-1

    East entrance of bridge

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-2

    East entrance of bridge

  • Flood Walls on Market Street in Wilkes-Barre

    East entrance of bridge, with flood walls installed

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-13

    View of stairs and guardrail

  • Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA HAER PA-342-15

    Underside of a span

  • Downtown Wilkes Barre along the Susquehanna River

    Aerial view of Wilkes-Barre and the Market Street Bridge (seen on right)

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