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L&HR - Delaware River Bridge (Old)

Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #351652

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Delaware River on Central Railroad of New Jersey
Location
Phillipsburg, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1899 using some second-hand parts; Replaced 1907
Railroad
- Lehigh & Hudson River Railway (LHR)
Design
3 Pratt through trusses
1 Whipple through truss
2 Whipple deck trusses
Dimensions
Total length: 1,034.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.68904, -75.20309   (decimal degrees)
40°41'21" N, 75°12'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/482839/4504257 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Easton
Inventory number
BH 71840 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Built 1899 (451)
Built during 1890s (3,422)
Curved (528)
Deck truss (2,081)
Delaware River (102)
Easton, Pennsylvania (29)
Lehigh & Hudson River Railway (14)
Lost (32,309)
Lost 1907 (72)
Lost during 1900s (524)
New Jersey (1,778)
Northampton County, Pennsylvania (151)
Owned by railroad (14,331)
 Pennsylvania (7,017)
Phillipsburg, New Jersey (25)
Pratt through truss (6,454)
Pratt truss (10,914)
Railroad (17,179)
Relocated (1,112)
Replaced by new bridge (22,018)
State line crossing (967)
Through truss (19,315)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,063)
Truss (38,703)
Warren County, New Jersey (177)
Whipple deck truss (33)
Whipple truss (502)

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  • April 15, 2016: Added by Luke

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