Historic Bridges
of the United States
Chestnut Street Bridge
Lehigh County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Lehigh River on Chestnut Street in Coplay
Location
Lehigh County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1958
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 213.9 ft.
Total length: 1,124.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.67500, -75.49000
(decimal degrees)
40°40'30" N, 75°29'24" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/458588/4502795
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Catasauqua
Inventory numbers
PA 39 7404 0000 9002
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31182
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 06/2007)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 35.4
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1980)
2,000
Categories
Arch
(8,291)
Built 1930
(922)
Built during 1930s
(7,082)
Deck arch
(7,404)
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
(34)
NR-eligible
(2,768)
Open
(23,111)
Open-spandrel arch
(263)
Pennsylvania
(2,249)
Skewed
(3,683)
Span length 175-250 feet
(1,129)
Structurally deficient
(14,983)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(804)
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