Thomas J. McCall Memorial Bridge

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Rt 209 Bridge at Lehighton

Rt 209 bridge crosses Lehigh River between Lehighton and Weissport,PA

Photo taken by Frank Danberg in March 2009

BH Photo #136128

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Lehigh River on US 209 in Lehighton
Location: Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Bridge currently under in-depth inspection for rehabilitation within the next 3 to 5 years.
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1981
Design: Pratt deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 163.1 ft.
Total length: 1,539.1 ft.
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.82748, -75.70326 (decimal degrees)
40°49'39" N, 75°42'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/440700/4519843 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lehighton
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 21,778
Inventory numbers: PA 13 0209 0300 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 08996 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30627 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 49.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

April 22, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
March 1, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
July 25, 2010: Updated by D. Thomsen: Added Lehigh River category
March 28, 2009: Updated by Frank Danberg: Added city name; bridge will be rehabilitated pending results of in-depth inspection