Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania
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Starrucca Viaduct in Pennsylvania is a historic 19th-century stone railroad bridge renowned for its impressive series of arches and its prominence in American landscape art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania Context triple: [Jasper Francis Cropsey, notableWork, Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania]
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A.
Newkirk Viaduct
The Newkirk Viaduct is a historic 19th-century railroad bridge in Philadelphia that played a key role in early rail travel along the Northeast Corridor.
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B.
Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh
The Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh is a historic railroad bridge over the Monongahela River that once carried major Pennsylvania Railroad and successor passenger trains into downtown Pittsburgh.
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C.
Pearl Street Bridge
Pearl Street Bridge is a historic vehicular and pedestrian bridge spanning the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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D.
Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge (former)
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge (former) was a now-demolished rail bridge that once carried Lehigh Valley Railroad trains across Newark Bay in New Jersey.
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E.
Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge
The Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge is a historic, early 20th-century vertical-lift railroad bridge in downtown Chicago, notable as one of the city’s iconic industrial-era river crossings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania Target entity description: Starrucca Viaduct in Pennsylvania is a historic 19th-century stone railroad bridge renowned for its impressive series of arches and its prominence in American landscape art.
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A.
Newkirk Viaduct
The Newkirk Viaduct is a historic 19th-century railroad bridge in Philadelphia that played a key role in early rail travel along the Northeast Corridor.
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B.
Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh
The Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh is a historic railroad bridge over the Monongahela River that once carried major Pennsylvania Railroad and successor passenger trains into downtown Pittsburgh.
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C.
Pearl Street Bridge
Pearl Street Bridge is a historic vehicular and pedestrian bridge spanning the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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D.
Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge (former)
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge (former) was a now-demolished rail bridge that once carried Lehigh Valley Railroad trains across Newark Bay in New Jersey.
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E.
Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge
The Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge is a historic, early 20th-century vertical-lift railroad bridge in downtown Chicago, notable as one of the city’s iconic industrial-era river crossings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic bridge
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stone railroad viaduct ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| builtBy |
New York and Erie Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
New York and Erie Railroad company
|
| builtFor | New York and Erie Railroad ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges completed in 1848
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Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania ⓘ Stone arch bridges in the United States ⓘ Transportation structures in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1848 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1847 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Starrucca Creek
ⓘ
valley of Starrucca Creek ⓘ |
| currentRailroad | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway ⓘ |
| designedBy |
J. P. Kirkwood
ⓘ
James P. Kirkwood ⓘ |
| featuredIn | American landscape art ⓘ |
| hasConstructionCost | approximately $320,000 (19th-century dollars) ⓘ |
| hasSpanType | semi-circular stone arches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| historicPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1040 feet ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Northern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| location | Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| material |
Pennsylvania bluestone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | approximately 100 feet ⓘ |
| mediaTypeDepictions |
engravings
ⓘ
paintings ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impressive series of stone arches
ⓘ
prominence in American landscape painting and prints ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 17 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1848 ⓘ |
| originalRailroad | New York and Erie Railroad ⓘ |
| owner | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway ⓘ |
| partOf |
Erie Railroad Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Erie Railroad main line (historically)
|
| passesOver | Starrucca Creek valley ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| significance |
considered an engineering marvel of the mid-19th century
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one of the earliest large-scale stone railroad viaducts in the United States ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| stillInUse | yes ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor | railroad traffic ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania Description of subject: Starrucca Viaduct in Pennsylvania is a historic 19th-century stone railroad bridge renowned for its impressive series of arches and its prominence in American landscape art.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jasper Francis Cropsey