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RE: (erielack) DL&W Cedar Avenue Bridge in downtown Scranton coming down.
> Link has video of the demolition of th eformer DL&W bridge...
>
> http://www.wnep.com/wnep-lacka-railroad-bridge-cedar-ave-comin
> g-down-in-scranton-20110712,0,4290648.story
>
> The Lackawanna railroad bridge that has been around for more
> than 100 years just west of the station in Scranton is being
> torn down. The bridge at Cedar Avenue has been condemned
> since the 1980s and is causing safety issues for drivers.This
> was the former Mainline, the freight trackage with
> "Lackawanna Railroad" painted on it carries all NPS, Delaware
> Lackawanna Railroad traffic.
Wasn't this the bridge that was part of the "high line" that was used to get in and out of the station by passenger trains?
- Paul
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