Pierceville Bridge Preservation Project, Tunkhannock PA
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania - A project to relocate and restore the historic Pierceville Bridge, currently located on SR-1029 over Tunkhannock Creek, to nearby Tunkhannock Township’s Lazy Brook Park is underway. The preservation project is part of a $3,014,013 contract that includes construction of a new replacement highway bridge on SR-1029. SR-1029 has been closed to traffic for years due to deterioration of the historic bridge. At Lazy Brook Park, the historic bridge will cross a flood relief channel and function as a footbridge for park visitors. This project will provide a new functional bridge for SR-1029 motorists, an iconic landmark for Lazy Brook Park, and will preserve one of the rarest historic bridges in Pennsylvania. The restoration will be the first in Pennsylvania to include historically accurate hot metal riveting for the restoration work. Kriger Construction of Dickson City, PA is the general contractor for the project with the specialized historic bridge restoration work being subcontracted to Bach Steel of Holt, MI.
The 113 foot Pierceville Bridge was built in 1881, and is a particularly unusual and rare type of iron truss bridge called a “lenticular” truss bridge, so-called because the trusses have a distinctive “lens” shape to them. Only five lenticular truss bridges remain in Pennsylvania, including the well-known Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh. The Pierceville Bridge is also noteworthy because it is the oldest lenticular truss bridge in Pennsylvania and one of the oldest lenticular truss bridges in the United States. It was built by the Corrugated Metal Company of East Berlin, Connecticut, which later changed its name to the Berlin Iron Bridge Company and was a promoter of its distinctive lenticular truss bridges, for which the company held a patent.
The historic bridge restoration will be the first of its kind in Pennsylvania because it is an “in-kind” restoration where a focus is placed on making the historic truss look exactly like it did 134 years ago when it was brand new. This means retaining as much original metal on the truss as possible, and making sure that any original metal that is replaced will be replaced with an exact replica, not a modern variation. One of the most noteworthy aspects of in-kind restoration is that any failed rivets on the bridge will be replaced with rivets and not modern bolts. Rivets were the fastener of choice for most metal structures built before 1970, but after 1970 the use of bolts and welding became the preferred method. This contract is believed to be the first Pennsylvania bridge contract in decades to specify riveting work. Finally, to complete the look of the bridge at its new location, the stones from the masonry abutments of the bridge will be moved and incorporated into the new abutments at Lazy Brook Park. Interpretive signage will also be installed at the park to inform park visitors of the bridge’s history and significance.
Author: Nathan Holth, HistoricBridges.org
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Comfort Inn & Suites Tunkhannock - Tunkhannock Hotels, Pennsylvania
Comfort Inn & Suites Tunkhannock 3 Stars Hotel in Tunkhannock,Pennsylvania Within US Travel Directory The Comfort Inn & Suites overlooks the Susquehanna River in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.
Located within walking distance to the historic downtown area, this hotel is near the Shadowbrook Golf Course, Stone Hedge Golf Course and Procter & Gamble (P&G).
Tunkhannock is on the Marcellus Formation, a shale outcrop which provides a multitude of energy development opportunities, including drilling and fracking.
Area attractions near this hotel include Lake Carey, Lackawanna State Park, Endless Mountains Nature Center, Harvey’s Lake, Nicholson Bridge.
Guests of the hotel can enjoy the indoor heated pool, exercise room and lobby with a fireplace and lounge.
Other amenities include free breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, free daily newspaper, free local calls.
All guest rooms feature a flat-screen television with cable, microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board.
Some rooms offer kitchen facilities, hot tub and sofa sleeper.
Business travelers can appreciate conveniences like the business center, a computer with Internet and access to copy and fax services.
Two meeting rooms can accommodate groups of up to 58.
This is a non-smoking hotel with plenty of guest parking.
Laundry services are available on site for a fee.
This is a pet-friendly hotel, and four-legged companions can stay for a fee.
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Trout Rescue Mission near Tunkhannock Pennsylvania - Native Salvelinus Fontinalis
Mehoopany Creek, designated as an HQ-CWF stream.
This stream is still a valuable breeding ground for the endangered native trout. (But Oil and Gas Drilling operations may soon end life as we know it for all Pennsylvania watersheds)
This spring fed tributary - 50 degree ambient temperature water during the winter, 50 degree ambient temperature water during the summer. But there was a drought in the summer of 2008.
This video was taken on 11/31/2008 while the outside temperature was between 15 - 18 degrees F.
These trout received human aid during the summer drought by [Censored] water out of [Censored], and they are all alive today. (see next video)
The next few videos I post are documentation of what will be fleeting moments in time that will prove native trout once existed - before the Gas Drilling & Fracking operations began.
[PDF] A Natural Areas Inventory of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
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fisheries value of Mehoopany Creek, designated as an HQ-CWF stream. ...... Mehoopany Creek is a HQ-CWF throughout its basin from the source to ...
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A drive through Eaton Twp. and Tunkhannock around 1983, part 2
This video has some other views and is a little less jumpy.
Four members of Wyoming County family found guilty for arson, insurance fraud
Four members of a prominent Wyoming County family have been found guilty for a long list of felony charges related to an arson and insurance fraud scheme.
Bro's Cabin Weekend. Meshoppen PA
A bunch of dudes in the woods at a cabin on top of a mountain.
Peckville Christmas House
Peckville Christmas House! From a drone perspective , professionally done by NEPA Drone.
Hip Hop Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
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Diversified Drone - Demo 1 - First sunrise of 2015
Sample shots with some basic edits with a catchy song. Shot with a DJI Phantom Vison 2+ January 1st, 2015.
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