Starrucca Viaduct, -1040 feet long, 100 feet high and 25 feet wide is marvelously handsome for the appealing texture of its irregularly-cut blocks of sandstone and the graceful proportions of its seventeen arches-was designed by Julius Walker Adams, an Erie Railroad superintending engineer. The viaduct was begun at Lanesboro, PA in 1847 under the supervision of James P. Kirkwood, Adams' brother-in-law, and completed in record time, on November 23, 1848, though the first locomotive did not cross it until December 9th. Kirkwood, in 1850, gave the viaduct's cost as $334,293.34, omitting $2,452.38 for approach embankments. The concrete footings were each 3 feet thick and 18 1/2 feet by 40' 3" in size. The piers on this structure are solid stone, while the arches themselves are hollow which gives more strength and structual rigidity. The bridge has stood the test of time over 150 years and 4 railroads, as it shows no signs of demise or lack of use, now under control of Norfolk Southern.

STARRUCCA PHOTOS AT 150 YEARS