Starrucca Viaduct - Wikipedia
Starrucca Viaduct is a stone arch bridge that spans Starrucca Creek near Lanesboro, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Completed in 1848 at a cost of $320,000 (equal to $11,268,923 today), it was at the time the world's largest stone railway viaduct and was thought to be the most expensive railway bridge as well.
Visiting the Historic Starrucca Viaduct in Susquehanna County
Apr 22, 2020 · The Starrucca Viaduct is one of the most historic bridges in PA. When it was completed the Starrucca Viaduct was 1,040 feet long and had 17 arches. It reached heights as much as 100 feet above the valley floor below. At its completion, it was the world’s largest stone railway viaduct.
Solid as a Rock: The Starrucca Viaduct
Joining two hillsides of the Starrucca Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Starrucca Viaduct stands. Gazing westward from the steel ribbon it supports, one sees the Susquehanna River meandering through rolling hillsides and country fields dotted with houses.
Starrucca Viaduct: Completed By The NY&E (1848) - American-Rails.com
Aug 24, 2024 · Starrucca Viaduct is a historic stone arch bridge which spans Starrucca Creek in Pennsylvania. Constructed in 1847-48 by the New York and Erie Railroad (NY&E), it was considered - and remains - an engineering marvel due to …
Starrucca Viaduct – Susquehanna, Pennsylvania - Atlas Obscura
May 17, 2024 · Jasper Francis Cropsey painted Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania in 1865, depicting a symbol of human progress introduced into a picturesque landscape. Visitors today are unlikely to see a train.
Starrucca Viaduct - HistoricBridges.org
This magnificent structure stands today, not only as one of the oldest and largest railroad bridges in Pennsylvania, but as one of the most impressive and noteworthy examples of a stone bridge in the United States.
Starrucca Viaduct: Stunning Railroad Stone-Arch Bridge in PA's …
Starrucca Viaduct is in the Endless Mountains region of Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County, not far from the PA/NY border. This stunning bridge dates back to 1848 and remains one of the world's tallest railroad stone arch bridges, with piers ranging from 90-100 feet.
Starrucca Viaduct | Susquehanna | DiscoverNEPA
The Starrucca Viaduct is a historic stone bridge near Lanesboro. Built in 1848, it is the oldest railroad bridge in Pennsylvania that is still in use today. It is smaller and older than the nearby Tunkhannock Viaduct, but its history is just as impressive.
Starrucca Viaduct - ASCE
The Starrucca Viaduct, the key masonry viaduct of the New York and Erie Railroad, was one of the earliest structures between the eastern seaboard and the Midwest. It was constructed in record time and was among the first, if not the first, important engineering work …
Starrucca Viaduct - SAH ARCHIPEDIA
Memorably depicted in an 1865 painting by Jasper Cropsey and considered the handsomest masonry bridge from the pre–Civil War era of railroad bridge construction, Starrucca Viaduct is an American civil engineering landmark.
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