1892: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)
Historic Bridges has several bridges in this county, but not this one. But I consider 1929 to be historic.
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| Street View, Apr 2019 |
The covered bridge lasted over seven decades. It was strong enough that street cars were later added.
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| LostBridges, one-half of a stereoscopic photo. |
The steel bridge lasted less than four decades. I noticed in the above street view that this river has some serious levees in town. It looks like they started building them in the 19th Century.
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| c1905 postcard via BridgeHunter_1892 |
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| c1920 postcard via BridgeHunter_1892 |
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| Postcard via BridgeHunter_1892 |
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| Robert Polachek posted Elks Home, Sterling Hotel and Market St Bridge Wilkes Barre. Photo between 1892-1926. |
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| HAER PA-342-6 6. South elevation over Kingston floodplain, looking east from levee. - Market Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA |
Significance: The 1929 Market Street Bridge, the fourth and grandest structure to cross the Susquehanna River at this location, reflects the evolution of Wilkes-Barre from an 18th-century agricultural settlement into a thriving metropolis built upon the coal industry. Anthracite fostered urban growth and prosperity, fueling significant early-20th-century civic improvements such as this new bridge. Architecturally, the monumental Beaux Arts-style bridge, designed by nationally prominent New York architects Carrere & Hastings, stands as a gateway to downtown Wilkes-Barre and as one of Pennsylvania's most outstanding concrete bridges.
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| HAER PA-342-5 5. North elevation, looking south from west bank. |
I wonder if it is the same tree on the right.
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| Street View, Aug 2019 |
The above view made me wonder if they built levees or if the riverbank was naturally high. This view indicates that they built the bridges in the one spot along the river where the bank was naturally high.
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| Street View, Jul 2019 |
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| Robert Polachek posted Market Street Bridge, Wilkes-Barre, Pa during the 1936 flood. Looking towards Kingston. Anonymous participant 759: It was wiped out in the 72 flood. Barbara Langel Feinblatt: What was especially sad was the zoo animals at Kirby Park. 🥲 At the bottom of this article is mentioned the zoo flooding. |
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