Firefighters' Memorial Bridge, Pittston

Name: Firefighters' Memorial Bridge
Address: Pittston, United States

#1 among attractions in Pittston

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Water Street Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the Susquehanna River between West Pittston, Pennsylvania and Pittston, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1914 by the Penn Bridge Company. ()

Completed: 1914 (110 years ago)Length: 1016 ftWidth: 21 ftCoordinates: 41°19'46"N, 75°47'59"W

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Firefighters' Memorial Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mohegan Sun Pocono, Market Street Bridge, Kingston, St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building.

4.3 miS
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Mohegan Sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre
110 min walk • Mohegan Sun Pocono is a racino located in Plains Township on the outskirts of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The casino features over 2,300 slots, live tables for blackjack, roulette and poker, and a sportsbook offering sports betting. A ⅝-mile harness track is also a major attraction.
7.1 miSW
Bridge
Market Street Bridge, Wilkes-Barre
181 min walk • Market Street Bridge is a distinguished concrete arch bridge over the Susquehanna River between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings and built between 1926 and 1929.
6.6 miSW
City, Area
Kingston, Wilkes-Barre
168 min walk • Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre City. Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s; it was later incorporated as a borough in 1857.
6.1 miSW
Church
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building, Wilkes-Barre
155 min walk • St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building is a historic former Roman Catholic church and school building at 419 N. Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton.
5.9 miSW
Bridge
Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre
152 min walk • Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre is a historic stone arch bridge spanning Mill Creek in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is a 75-foot-long bridge with a single 39-foot-long span. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
5 miE
Park
Rocky Glen Park, Scranton
129 min walk • Known by a variety of names over its 101-year existence, Rocky Glen Park was a park near Moosic, Pennsylvania. Founded by Arthur Frothingham in 1886 as a picnic park, it was transformed into an amusement park by engineer and entrepreneur Frederick Ingersoll in 1904.
3.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Pittston Area School District, Wilkes-Barre
85 min walk • Pittston Area School District is a mid-sized school district located in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the north-eastern part of the state, in the United States.
6.9 miSW
Universities and schools
Wyoming Seminary, Wilkes-Barre
175 min walk • Wyoming Seminary, founded in 1844, is a Methodist college preparatory school located in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The "Lower School," which consists of preschool - 13th grade students, is located in Forty Fort. The "Upper School," comprising 9th-grade to postgraduate students, is located in Kingston.
7.2 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Artillery Park, Wilkes-Barre
183 min walk • Artillery Park is a ballpark in Kingston, a suburb of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Notable tenants include the Wilkes University Colonels and the Wilkes-Barre Barons. It was the location of Babe Ruth's longest home run. It used to be the home of the Wilkes-Barre Barons of the New York–Penn League and later the Eastern League.
4.8 miW
National park
Frances Slocum State Park
124 min walk • Frances Slocum State Park is a 1,035-acre Pennsylvania state park in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.