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Starrucca Viaduct
Starrucca Viaduct
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Bridges Era: 1840-1849 DateCreated: 1848 Starrucca Creek Lanesboro State: PA Zip: 18847 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Starrucca-Viaduct/ Creator: Adams, Julius , Kirkwood, James

The Starrucca Viaduct of the Erie Railroad Company crosses Starrucca Creek in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest and one of the longest railroad bridges in Pennsylvania. Its 18 slender, semicircular stone arches each span 50 feet and the structure rises 110 feet above the creek.

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1973
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Navin Rajagopalan (CC BY-SA 2.0) Image Caption: Starrucca Viaduct Era_date_from: 1848
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Starrucca Viaduct

Starrucca Viaduct

The Starrucca Viaduct of the Erie Railroad Company crosses Starrucca Creek in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest and one of the longest railroad bridges in Pennsylvania. Its 18 slender, semicircular stone arches each span 50 feet and the structure rises 110 feet above the creek.…

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