General Information
Completion: | 1814 |
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Status: | destroyed (1841) |
Project Type
Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Material: |
Iron bridge |
Location
Location: |
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Address: | Hamilton Street |
Crossed: |
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Coordinates: | 40° 36' 22.79" N 75° 27' 15.84" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 2 x 53.3 m | |
total length | 160.0 m |
Cost
cost of construction | United States dollar 15 000 |
Materials
chains |
iron
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deck flooring |
wood
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Chronology
1841 | The bridge is destroyed in a flood. |
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1850 | Unstable and removed. |
Participants
Construction
- Jacob Blumer (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- Constructing a Bridge. An Exploration of Engineering Culture, Design, and Research in Nineteenth-Century France and America. The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), pp. 64. (1997):
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20008064 - Published on:
09/02/2003 - Last updated on:
27/11/2021