Bridgehunter.com | Delaware Aqueduct

Share:

Photos

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Overview: Suspension bridge over Delaware River on the former Delaware & Hudson Canal
Location: Pike County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1848 by John A. Roebling to carry the Delaware & Hudson Canal; later converted for highway traffic; rehabilitated 1985
Builders: - John A. Roebling
- Russel F. Lord
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 141.1 ft.
Total length: 535.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.48167, -74.98556 (decimal degrees)
41°28'54" N, 74°59'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/501205/4592229 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Shohola
Inventory number: BH 38205 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2010): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 150

HAER PA-1 - Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA
James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com

Delaware Aqueduct

Posted April 19, 2010, by Don Sayenga (Dsayenga [at] gmail [dot] com)

Minor corrections:

Only half the bridge is in Pike County, Pennsylvania. The eastern half is in Sullivan County, New York.

Only half the bridge was designed and built by John A, Roebling. The abutments and the piers were designed and built by Russel F. Lord.