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Lehigh River New Street Bridge

Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

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Looking East-Bethlehem Steel Stacks in background

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2017

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BH Photo #414382

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Overview
Steel rigid frame bridge over Lehigh River on New Street
Location
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Steel rigid frame
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 315.0 ft.
Total length: 1,466.0 ft.
Deck width: 55.1 ft.
Also called
Phillip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.61525, -75.37863   (decimal degrees)
40°36'55" N, 75°22'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/467972/4496116 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Allentown East
Inventory number
BH 79697 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Batter-Post Rigid Frame (14)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (24)
Built 1972 (87)
Built during 1970s (943)
Have street view (26,949)
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (108)
Lehigh River (26)
Northampton County, Pennsylvania (121)
 Open (39,885)
Owned by state (15,994)
Pennsylvania (5,319)
Rigid frame (718)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Steel rigid frame (80)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)

Update Log 

  • August 1, 2019: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 1, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added category "Batter-Post Rigid Frame"
  • December 21, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

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