Lehigh River

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3rd Street Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1991
Concrete arch bridge over Lehigh River on PA 611 (S. 3rd Street) in Easton
Open to traffic

Cementon Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1933
Through truss bridge over Lehigh River on PA 329 in Northampton
Open to traffic

Change Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1856-1857
Abandoned suspension bridge over Lehigh River on Hugh Moore Parkway
Derelict/abandoned

CNJ - Lehigh River Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built ?; One span lost to flooding 1902.
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Lehigh River on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Abandoned

CNJ - Lehigh River Bridge (Old) (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1867; Repaced 1897
Lost truss bridge over Lehigh River on LR&E Railroad
No longer exists

CNJ - Turn Hole Covered Bridge (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1866;
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Lehigh River on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Removed

Finley's Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1826; dismantled in 1933
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Lehigh River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Freemansburg-Steel City Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; Replaced 1979
Lost Through truss bridge over Lehigh River, Lehigh Canal & Railroad on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Glen Okono Bridge (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912; Abandoned 1965; converted to road use sometime thereafter
Steel stringer bridge over Lehigh River on D&L Trail
Open to traffic

Hamilton Street Bridge (1814) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1814; Destroyed by flooding 1841
Lost Eyebar suspension bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street
Destroyed by flooding & replaced

Hamilton Street Bridge (1841) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1841; Lost ca 1869
Lost Through truss bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Hamilton Street Bridge (1869) (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca 1869; Replaced 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Hill to Hill Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1990
Concrete arch bridge over Lehigh River, etc., on PA 378 in Bethlehem
Open to traffic

L&NE - Lehigh Gap Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1912; Abandoned 1961; Removed 1967
Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over the Lehigh River on Lehigh & New England Railroad
Removed

Lehigh Gap Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1984
Pratt deck truss bridge over Lehigh River on PA 873
Open to traffic

Lehigh River New Street Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Steel rigid frame bridge over Lehigh River on New Street
Open to traffic

Lehigh Street Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1947
Deck truss bridge over Lehigh River on PA 1014 (Lehigh Street) in Hokendauqua
Replaced by a new bridge

NS - East Allentown Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Lehigh River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Lehigh River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1897; Two trusses (One deck, one through) lost to flooding 1902; Pinned Pratt through truss Built Late 1902: Rveted Warren Deck Truss Built 1903
Through truss bridge over Lehigh Rive & 3rd Street on Railroad
Open to traffic

NS - Lehigh River Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Through girder portion widened in 1965
Two 7-panel Pratt through trusses
Open to traffic

Pine Street Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1952
Deck truss bridge over Lehigh River on Pine Street in Catasauqua
Open to traffic

RBMN - Lehigh River Bridge (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Opened February 2020
Bridge over Lehigh River on Reading and Northern Railroad


Reading - Lehigh River Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Lehigh River on RDGRR
Derelict/abandoned

Thomas J. McCall Memorial Bridge (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1981
Deck truss bridge over Lehigh River on US 209 in Lehighton
Open to traffic

Tilghman Street Viaduct (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1995
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Lehigh River on Tilghman Street (PA 1002/Old US 22) in Allentown
Open to traffic

Upper Suspension Bridge (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Lehigh River on Footpath
Removed but not replaced