Starrucca Viaduct - Lanesboro, PA - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text "Built in 1847-48 by the Erie Railroad, it is the oldest stone railroad bridge in use today. The viaduct is 1200 feet long, 110 feet high, and 30 feet wide at the top."

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wikipedia "...of locally-quarried random ashlar bluestone, except for three brick interior longitudinal spandrel walls and the concrete base portions of the piers and deck covering...The bridge has been in continual use for more than a century and a half, and is still in use...The viaduct is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark."

Marker Name: Starrucca Viaduct County: Susquehanna Date Dedicated: 09/01/1951 Marker Type: Roadside Location: Main St. (SR 1009), Lanesboro near viaduct Category: Navigation, Railroads, Transportation Website: [Web Link]

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