The Tunkhannock Viaduct, also called the Nicholson Bridge, in Nicholson, PA, is a behemoth of a structure that looms large as one drives north on State Route 11. According to the front page article in the November 6, 1915 afternoon edition of the Scranton Times, it was touted as the greatest concrete bridge in the world (and would remain so for 50 years, according to Wickipedia).
It is an impressive thing to see, and might take drivers by surprise as it comes into view. It served and still serves the purpose of shortening the rail route between Scranton, PA and Binghamton, NY by 3.6 miles. The rail bed itself (two tracks) is 240 feet above Tunkhannock Creek, 300 feet above bedrock. It was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, an expanse of 2375 feet, using 1140 tons of reinforced steel, 167,000 cubic yards of concrete, weighing in at 670,000,000 pounds. Begun in 1912, completed in 1915, and currently owned by Norfolk Southern Railway.
All this while smaller type revealed that Germany was sinking British, French, and Italian vessels in the early days of WWI.
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