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Hamilton Street Bridge (4th)

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Postcard

Circa 1908

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BH Photo #338216

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Lehigh River on Hamilton Street in Allentown
Location
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1902; Replaced 1959
Railroad
- Lehigh Valley Transit Co. (LVT)
Design
Main spans: Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.60623, -75.45430   (decimal degrees)
40°36'22" N, 75°27'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/461566/4495145 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Allentown East
Inventory number
BH 67310 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allentown, Pennsylvania (30)
Built 1902 (444)
Built during 1900s (6,509)
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (97)
Lehigh Valley Transit Co. (14)
Lost (20,024)
Lost 1959 (54)
Lost during 1950s (425)
 Parker through truss (1,197)
Parker truss (1,557)
Pennsylvania (4,611)
Rail-and-Road (342)
Railroad (13,894)
Replaced by new bridge (13,259)
Through truss (13,270)
Truss (30,034)

Update Log 

  • January 24, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • April 15, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • April 13, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added build date
  • April 13, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • September 26, 2015: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
  • April 28, 2015: Added by Luke

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