Tank Farm Road Bridge

Photos

Detail Of Ball Joint

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #309247

Map

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Description

Removed to storage in 1994.

Facts

Overview: Foreman pony truss bridge formerly over Reading Railroad on Tank Farm Road
Location: Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Status: Removed, not replaced, in storage
Future prospects: Available for reuse
History: Built 1881; Removed 1994; Held in storage and to be used on trail
Builders: - John L. Foreman of Pottstown, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Pottstown Shops
Railroad: - Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road (1833-1896) (P&R)
Design: Foreman Truss
Tied Arch
Dimensions: Total length: 57.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.52260, -75.52996 (decimal degrees)
40°31'21" N, 75°31'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/455109/4485897 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Allentown West
Inventory numbers: HAER PA-123
BH 64299 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 12, 2016: New photos from Chester Gehman
March 28, 2015: Updated by Art Suckewer: Bridge was lost but apparently has been in long term storage!
November 28, 2014: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges

Scarlets Mill Bridge (Same design)

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER PA-123 - Tank Farm Road Bridge, Tank Farm Road crossing Reading Railroad tracks, Emmaus, Lehigh County, PA
Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

Comments

Tank Farm Road Bridge

Posted July 1, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-bethlehem-musik...

Looking to dispose of it

Tank Farm Road Bridge

Posted July 1, 2018, by Dana and Kay Klein

Hope its still in storage

Tank Farm Road Bridge

Posted July 1, 2018, by Chester Gehman (gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Having waited two years for a report that this bridge was finally re-located to the Waterworks Park in Bethlehem, I decided it was time for a look-see. What a disappointment to see they welched the deal and put in a modern truss replacement. Too bad!