Starrucca Viaduct
Completion Date
1848
Project Type
Bridges
Location
Lanesboro, PA
41 57 51.3 N
75 35 00.6 W
41 57 51.3 N
75 35 00.6 W
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When built, it was believed to be the most expensive railroad bridge in the world, costing $320,000. Over 800 workers, paid $1 per day, completed the entire bridge in about a year. A half-million feet of cored and hewn timbers were used in the falsework, the temporary wooden framework for supporting the masonry arch rings until the keystones were placed.