LV - Lehigh River Bridge
Photos
CNJ
Abandoned CNJ Lehigh River Bridge
Andrew Blaszczyk, January, 2007
View this photo at railpictures.net
BH Photo #204485
Description
This structures is significant for its highly complex geometry, with skew trusses carrying trucks on a reverse curve. It possesses a remarkable degree of integrity for a 19th century steel truss bridge on a freight railroad.-- Historic American Engineering Record
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned Pratt deck truss bridge over Lehigh River on Lehigh Valley Railway
- Location
- Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Abandoned
- Future prospects
- Could be used for local rail-trail
- History
- Built 1896-9
- Builders
- - F.E. Schall (LV Bridge Engineer)
- Terry & Tench Construction Co. of New York City, New York
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
- Railroads
- - Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)
- Easton & Northern Railroad (E&N)
- Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Design
- Pratt deck truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.68335, -75.21692 (decimal degrees)
40°41'00" N, 75°13'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/481669/4503629 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Easton
- Inventory number
- BH 49139 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 29, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
- July 10, 2020: New photos from Ian Nelson
- November 6, 2015: Updated by Luke: Corrected info
- January 24, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited entry: Bridge is actually part of the River bridge, not just an overpass
- September 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited bridge as this is just an overpass on the approach
- September 26, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Central Railroad of New Jersey"
- July 19, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Switched a couple letters in Bridge
- July 19, 2011: Added by Daniel Hopkins
Sources
- Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Luke
- HAER PA-540 - Easton & Northern Railroad, Lehigh River Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA
- Ian Nelson
- Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
If I am not mistaken the locomotive is a reading and northern locomotive.
Art,like I said,even though I am from Quakertown I am familiar with the area.I don't remember if I've been near or by this bridge.I might have and not realized it.As for the peevy road bridge I will try to get in the area when I can.
George,
I think this is the bridge where Lehigh and Lafayette Universitie's crews used to row. I think I've been on the bridge many years ago.
By the way, as you grew up in Quackertown, if you ever get back there, could you shoot some pictures of the Peevy Road Bridge: http://bridgehunter.com/pa/montgomery/467046040002310/
Regards,
Art S.
Being from the area and also growing up in quakertown i noticed differences in the pictures.In a couple of the pictures i noticed a truss bridge.This bridge is hooked up to the lehigh river bridge.I didn't know if anyone noticed that.Just thought i would mention that.
Whoops, wrong link
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3700/pa3750/d...
Easton sure has a number of historic structures though!
http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3700/pa3752/data...
I believe this is the structure? Gives a number of dates and builders.
This is a pin connected railroad truss bridge. Pin connected railroad truss bridges were not built in 1930. So what's the story?
does anyone know the current status of this abandoned r.r. bridge?please let me know.thanks.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/pa/northampton/bh49139/
What year exactly was this bridge abandoned?