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Once dubbed a “wonder of the world” by local residents, the historic Tunkhannock Viaduct is still looming 240 feet over Nicholson nearly a century after construction began in 1915. And it is ...
Finally, on Nov. 6, 1915, the structure was complete. The Tunkhannock Viaduct was 2,375 feet in length and 324 feet wide. It contained a total of 12 arches. Ten of those arches rise 180 feet ...
The bridge’s official name is the Tunkhannock Viaduct, because structures were traditionally named after the water bodies they spanned back in 1915, but is commonly known as the Nicholson Bridge.
Starting in 1912, a three-year construction project began to build the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, named after the stream that runs through the valley. When it was completed in November 1915 ...
“They had to have pusher trains, and there was a lot of hills, a lot of climbing ... also known as the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct or Tunkhannock Viaduct, as well as a full schedule of events ...
The Bridge Day celebration paid tribute to the Tunkhannock Viaduct, also known as the Nicholson Bridge. When it was built in 1915, it was considered the largest concrete bridge in the world.
NICHOLSON, Pa. -- A landmark in Wyoming County turned 103 this weekend. The Tunkhannock Viaduct in Nicholson, also known as the Nicholson Bridge, was dedicated in 1915. At the time, it was the ...
That’s because the cover of this year’s Pennsylvania Vacation Guide features an illustration of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, popularly known as the Nicholson Bridge. The guide is published ...