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Lynn Avenue Bridge

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #314284

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Conrail yard on Lynn Avenue in Bethlehem
Location
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Status
Closed July 2015; Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1928
Builder
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Reading Railroad (RDG)
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 205.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.61090, -75.34946   (decimal degrees)
40°36'39" N, 75°20'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/470437/4495622 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hellertown
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
1,930
Inventory numbers
PA 48 7301 0000 0003 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 28901 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31452 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2013)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 13.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bethlehem Steel Co. (132)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (24)
Built 1928 (1,165)
Built during 1920s (9,807)
Conrail (1,478)
HAER documented (1,106)
Have street view (26,537)
Lost (24,184)
NR-eligible (4,047)
Northampton County, Pennsylvania (119)
 Owned by city (5,275)
Parker through truss (1,284)
Parker truss (1,662)
Pennsylvania (5,226)
Reading Railroad (191)
Replaced by new bridge (16,140)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,983)
Through truss (14,889)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,229)
Truss (32,502)

Update Log 

  • December 14, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 17, 2017: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished.
  • September 16, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • January 22, 2015: HAER photos posted by Dave King
  • January 21, 2015: New Street View added by Dave King

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Lynn Avenue Bridge
Posted December 25, 2015, by george oakley (georgeoakleey49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Nathan,do you know when this bridge was closed?I was in the area and it was open when I saw it.

Lynn Avenue Bridge
Posted December 24, 2015, by Nathan Williams (NMWilliams2010 [at] Gmail [dot] com)

This bridge it's listed as "open to traffic". That is incorrect. Bridge is closed indefinitely