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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923. Courtesy of the Lehigh University Library. Used as an educational resource.

BH Photo #351648

Overview: Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Delaware River on Lehigh Valley Railway
Location: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey
Status: Removed
History: Built 1876; Replaced in mainlline service 1901, but remained as third track; Removed late 1950s
Builder: - Kellogg & Maurice Bridge Co. of Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroad: - Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV)
Design: Whipple deck truss
Skewed Pratt deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 522.0 ft.
Total length: 1,066.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.68801, -75.20229 (decimal degrees)
40°41'17" N, 75°12'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/482907/4504144 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Easton
Inventory number: BH 69922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)