Barryville-Shohola Bridge (1854)

Photos 

Bird's-eye view of Barryville, N. Y., seen from Shohola, Pa.

Boston Public Library

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #317370

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Wire suspension bridge over Delaware River on SR434

Location

Pike County, Pennsylvania, and Sullivan County, New York

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1854; Damaged by severe wind storm 1859; Cables snapped 1865; Repaired & rehabilitated 1866; Replaced 1941

Builders

- Chauncey Thomas
- Shohola and Barryville Bridge Co.

Design

Wire/cable suspension

Dimensions

Total length: 495.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.47568, -74.91305   (decimal degrees)
41°28'32" N, 74°54'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/507259/4591568 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Shohola

Inventory number

BH 66309 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 4, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• September 15, 2020: New photos from Art Suckewer
• October 22, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• May 17, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
• March 29, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
• February 27, 2015: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• Barryville-Shohola Bridge (1941) (Successor)

Sources 

• Dana and Kay Klein
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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