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Designed by abraham burton cohen, the nicholson bridge, originally known as the tunkhannock viaduct, was the worlds largest reinforced concrete bridge in the world. The university of scranton weinberg memorial library. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A pioneer outline history of northwestern pennsylvania. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Internet archive history of northampton county and the grand valley of the lehigh volume iii, 1920 source.
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