Starrucca Viaduct
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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. Still in use, the viaduct is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
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Starrucca Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 41.9632°N 75.5833°W / 41.9632; -75.5833 |
Carries | Two tracks of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway |
Crosses | Starrucca Creek |
Locale | Lanesboro, Pennsylvania |
Maintained by | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway |
Characteristics | |
Design | Stone arch bridge |
Total length | 1,040 feet (320 m) |
Width | Two tracks |
Longest span | Seventeen spans of 50 feet (15 m) |
Clearance below | 100 feet (30 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1848 |
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