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Island Park Trolley Bridge

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Island Park Trolley Bridge

Trolley Bridge leading to Amusement Park on Island

Postcard by Stewart Edwin Beitler

BH Photo #529839

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Lehigh River (Lehigh Canal) on Easton Transit Trolley Line
Location
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built in 1894 by the Easton Transit Company for access to Amusement Park
Railroad
- Easton Transit Co. (ETC)
Also called
Smith's Island
Greater Island Park
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.65745, -75.24768   (decimal degrees)
40°39'27" N, 75°14'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/479061/4500760 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 97507 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,695)
Built 1894 (256)
Built during 1890s (3,227)
Destroyed by flood (682)
Easton Transit Co. (2)
Easton, Pennsylvania (27)
 Lost (29,191)
Lost 1919 (46)
Lost during 1910s (692)
Northampton County, Pennsylvania (139)
Pennsylvania (6,207)

Update Log 

  • June 5, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • April 10, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler

Sources 

  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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