Hamilton Street Bridge (1814)

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Overview

Lost Eyebar suspension bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street

Location

Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Status

Destroyed by flooding & replaced

History

Built 1814; Destroyed by flooding 1841

Design

Eyebar/chain suspension

Also called

First Bridge Across Lehigh River
First Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.60632, -75.45374   (decimal degrees)
40°36'23" N, 75°27'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/461613/4495155 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Allentown East

Inventory number

BH 71804 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 13, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added cause of loss
• April 13, 2016: Added by ArtS

Related Bridges 

• Hamilton Street Bridge (1841) (Successor)

Sources 

• Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
• Luke

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