Historic Bridges
of the United States
Delaware River Bridge
Northampton County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Four-span through truss bridge over Delaware River between Riverton and Belvidere
Location
Northampton County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904 by the New Jersey Bridge Co.
Design
Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 651.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.82833, -75.08500
(decimal degrees)
40°49'42" N, 75°05'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 48 7208 9992 0005
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31432
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 05/2003)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 5.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1992)
5,100
Categories
Built 1904
(170)
Built during 1900s
(2,328)
Delaware River
(34)
NR-eligible
(2,570)
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
(38)
Open
(21,540)
Owned by bridge authority
(65)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Span length 125-175 feet
(1,981)
Steel grate deck
(355)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(987)
Truss
(15,706)
Whipple truss
(43)
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