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New Street Bridge (1903)

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

New Street Bridge (Old)

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BH Photo #473799

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Lehigh River on New Street
Location
Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1902-1903; replaced 1972
Builder
- Penn Bridge Works of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania [also known as Penn Bridge Co.]
Design
Pin-connected, 7-panel Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.61592, -75.37885   (decimal degrees)
40°36'57" N, 75°22'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/467953/4496191 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89596 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (467)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (25)
Built 1903 (623)
Built during 1900s (7,635)
Lattice Railing (337)
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (117)
Lehigh River (31)
Lost (28,460)
Lost 1972 (97)
Lost during 1970s (945)
Northampton County, Pennsylvania (133)
 Owned by city (6,081)
Parker through truss (1,406)
Parker truss (1,801)
Penn Bridge Co. (82)
Penn Bridge Works (9)
Pennsylvania (5,779)
Pin-connected (4,694)
Replaced by new bridge (19,355)
Stone piers (89)
Through truss (16,770)
Truss (35,446)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2022: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • May 8, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Corrected build date from 1867 to 1903 based on LostBridges data for previous bridge; also added truss type & categories
  • May 7, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 14, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman
  • Luke

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