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Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct (also known as the Nicholson Bridge and the Tunkhannock Viaduct) is a concrete deck arch bridge on the Nicholson Cutoff rail line segment of the Norfolk Southern Railway Sunbury Line that spans Tunkhannock Creek in Nicholson, Pennsylvania.
The Tunkhannock Viaduct at Nicholson, the line's namesake, is considered to be the world's largest concrete structure. Built with approximately 700,000,000 pounds (320,000,000 kg) of concrete, its ten spans go 60 feet (18.29 m) below ground-level to bedrock, making the center span of the bridge effectively 300 feet (91 m) tall.
Aerial view of the Tunkhannock Viaduct. A local landmark, the Tunkhannock Viaduct, Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct or "Nicholson Bridge" has been a focal point of the Nicholson community since its completion in 1915. [13]
Tunkhannock Bridge plaque on the right with reference to Flickwir and Bush as contractor. From 1912 to 1915, Flickwir & Bush built the DL&W's Tunkhannock Viaduct, a concrete deck arch bridge that spans the Tunkhannock Creek in Nicholson, Pennsylvania, in the United States, as part of the Nicholson Cutoff project.
Tunkhannock: May 28, 1947: PA 92, south of Tunkhannock (MISSING) Roadside Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American Tunkhannock Viaduct: September 16, 1995: Nicholson Bridge, Lackawanna Trail (US 11), at park monument, N end of viaduct, .5 mile S of Nicholson
The Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway follows PA 92 between Tunkhannock, Wyoming County and Lanesboro, Susquehanna County. The byway provides access to two railroad viaducts, the Starrucca Viaduct and the Tunkhannock Viaduct, along with the Susquehanna County Historical Society Museum and The Florence Shelly Preserve. [27]
Feb. 14—PORT CLINTON — One of the largest operating steam locomotives on the East Coast will be hauling three special passenger excursions this summer, including trips to bring visitors up to ...
The Tunkhannock Viaduct on the Sunbury Line at the Nicholson Cutoff in Nicholson, Pennsylvania; the bridge is 240 feet (73.15 m) high and 2,375 feet (724 m) long and believed to be the largest reinforced concrete structure in the world.