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New Hope-Lambertville Bridge

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New Hope-Lambertville Bridge -- September 22, 2009

Upriver side view from New Hope side

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 179 in New Hope
Location
Lamberville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1984
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,051.9 ft.
Deck width: 21.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.36500, -74.94667   (decimal degrees)
40°21'54" N, 74°56'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/504528/4468271 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lambertville
Inventory numbers
PA 09 7411 9991 0005 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 30540 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2008)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
16,000

Update Log 

  • November 12, 2011: New photo from Ian Ligget
  • April 13, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • October 9, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added 3 photos. Other location-Hunterdon County, NJ-City: New Hope, Pa and Lambertville, PA-Owner-Private to State Bridge Toll Authortiy -

Sources 

  • Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com
  • Ian Ligget
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth