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Lordville Suspension Bridge

Delaware County, New York, and Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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Lordville Suspension Bridge

looking north from Pennsylvania in 1971

Photo from Library of Congress-HAER

License: Released into public domain

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Description 

Bridge consisted of a 347' main span and a suspended side span of 56'.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Eyebar suspension bridge over Delaware River on Warren Road
Location
Delaware County, New York, and Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1904 by the Owego Bridge Co.; opened June 4, 1904; closed February 1984 due to deterioration; demolished November 24, 1986; replaced 1992
Builder
- Owego Bridge Co. of Owego, New York
Design
Eyebar/chain suspension
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 347.0 ft.
Also called
Lordville-Equinunk Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.86749, -75.21375   (decimal degrees)
41°52'03" N, 75°12'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/482260/4635086 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86004 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1904 (598)
Built during 1900s (7,751)
Delaware County, New York (103)
Delaware River (83)
Eyebar suspension (15)
HAER documented (1,132)
Lost (30,080)
Lost 1986 (193)
Lost during 1980s (1,571)
 New York (4,968)
One-lane traffic (8,009)
Owego Bridge Co. (49)
Pennsylvania (6,322)
Replaced by new bridge (20,471)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,285)
State line crossing (936)
Suspension (810)
Wayne County, Pennsylvania (59)

Update Log 

  • June 10, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Also added builder
  • July 21, 2019: Added by Geoff Hubbs

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