This reinforced concrete structure was erected across the Delaware River near Slateford, Pennsylvania, in 1909. It is 65 feet high and 1450 feet long containing nine arch supported spans. The cutoff was part of a major modernization project by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad designed to improve service across northern New Jersey and to the Scranton area in Pennsylvania. The project ran from 1908 to 1911. The viaduct carried two tracks and seems quite wide.

The bridge and New Jersey part of the route have been out of service for a few decades, but there are rumblings of bringing back passenger service from New York City to East Stroudsburg and Scranton (stay tuned!)

We offer a mix here of digital color and medium format B&W. Perhaps Ye Olde Photographer lacks creativity, but a vantage point to capture the entire bridge wasn't found on the PA side, maybe a deeper investigation from NJ is in order some day.