Tobyhanna Township near Pocono Pines in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sullivan Bridge

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, May 21, 2017

1. Sullivan Bridge Marker

Inscription. General John Sullivan’s 1779 Revolutionary War expedition built a road through this area. Only one bridge was required from Easton to Wilkes-Barre, and it crossed Tobyhanna Creek here. Camped nearby, over 500 troops completed the difficult construction. Officers named it Sullivan Bridge. The campaign was a victory, and the road opened the Pocono Plateau and the region to settlement. Sullivan Trail Questers #1138

Erected 2017 by Sullivan Trail Questers #1138.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Tobyhanna Township History Tour, and the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1779.

Location. 41° 6.67′ N, 75° 30.299′ W. Marker is near Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Tobyhanna Township. It is on Pennsylvania Route 940, on the right when traveling west. On the east side of Sullivan Bridge at Pocono Lake, on the north side of the road approaching the bridge. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 PA-940, Pocono Pines PA 18350, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Henry Christman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Isaac Stauffer (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Lumbering Industry (approx. one mile away); Forest Products Industry (approx. 1.1 miles away); Salem United Church of Christ (approx. 1.2 miles away); Wagner's Tree Farm (approx. 1.2 miles away); Tobyhanna Township World War One Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Commitment to Education (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocono Pines.

Also see . . . Sullivan Bridge Dedication Site.

Sullivan Bridge Marker, with modern day bridge in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, May 21, 2017

2. Sullivan Bridge Marker, with modern day bridge in background.

(Submitted on June 27, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania.)

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 4, 2019

3. Sullivan Bridge Marker

Viewing marker from the west.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,444 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on August 8, 2019. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.