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CNJ/LV Overpass (Old)

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #410996

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lehigh Valley Railroad on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Location
Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1888; Replaced 1906
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)
- Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.83818, -75.70803   (decimal degrees)
40°50'17" N, 75°42'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/440308/4521035 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lehighton
Inventory number
BH 79436 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Built 1888 (218)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Carbon County, Pennsylvania (42)
Central Railroad of New Jersey (101)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (380)
Lehigh Valley Railroad (117)
Lehighton, Pennsylvania (4)
Lost (24,733)
Lost 1906 (28)
Lost during 1900s (316)
 Pennsylvania (5,319)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (188)
Phoenix columns (73)
Pratt through truss (5,390)
Pratt truss (9,297)
Railroad (15,414)
Replaced by new bridge (16,577)
Skewed (4,906)
Through truss (15,062)
Truss (32,784)

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • November 14, 2017: Added by Dave King

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