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Feb 28, 2018 · Tucked away along Route 11 in northeastern Pennsylvania is one of the most amazing man-made structures in Pennsylvania: the Tunkhannock Viaduct. The Tunkhannock Viaduct (also known as the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, Nicholson Viaduct, or the Nicholson Bridge) crosses imposingly over the small Wyoming County community of Nicholson.
The Tunkhannock Viaduct is the largest concrete railroad bridge in the world, towering 240 feet above Tunkhannock Creek and the borough of Nicholson below. Measuring 2,375 feet long and 240 feet tall (when measured from the creek bed), The Tunkhannock Viaduct was the largest concrete structure in the world when completed in 1915.
Oct 11, 2023 · Tunkhannock Viaduct. Last revised: October 11, 2023. By: Adam Burns. The Lackawanna's Tunkhannock Viaduct (sometimes also known as the Nicholson Bridge) was its crowning achievement of its second cut-off located in northeast Pennsylvania and southern New York.
The Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, also known as the Tunkhannock Viaduct or the Nicholson Bridge, was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) in 1912 and was completed, dedicated and ready for use on November 6, 1915. This massive reinforced concrete bridge celebrated its centennial in November 2015!
1915. Project Type. Bridges. Location. Nicholson, PA. 41 37 34.2 N. 75 46 34.4 W. Tunkhannock Viaduct. When built, the Tunkhannock Viaduct, a reinforced concrete structure, was the largest of its kind. This majestic viaduct was built during the golden age of railroading.
Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct. Modern in material and function but traditional in form and action, the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct was the largest reinforced concrete bridge of its kind when it opened. The Lackawanna, Delaware and Western Railroad built the 2,375-foot-long bridge as part of its Summit Cut-off in response to increased anthracite trade.
Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct (also known as the Nicholson Bridge and the Tunkhannock Viaduct) is a concrete deck arch bridge on the Nicholson Cutoff rail segment of the Norfolk Southern Railway Sunbury Line that spans Tunkhannock Creek in Nicholson, Pennsylvania.
