Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle, 685 feet South of Bridge Street & Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA
Summary
Significance: The coal trestle of the D,L & W's Scranton yards supplied coal and sand to all locomotives working on the Scranton mainline. It represents the railroad's commitment to efficient and economical maintenance procedures, and is typical of wooden coal trestles of the early twentieth century.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25
Survey number: HAER PA-132-D
Building/structure dates: 1906 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1950 Demolished
Tags
Date
1950
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Steamtown National Historic Site
Location
Scranton (Pa.), 41.40806, -75.66714
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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