General Information
| Completion: | 1826 |
|---|---|
| Status: | demolished (1933) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Crossed: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 46' 54.65" N 75° 36' 21.87" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 48.8 m |
Materials
| chains |
iron
|
|---|---|
| deck flooring |
wood
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Chronology
| 1841 | Flood damage to abutment. |
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| 1857 | Ice damage. |
| 1886 | Broken dam. |
| 1926 | Fire. |
| 1933 | Replaced (traffic burden). |
Participants
Construction
- Jacob Blumer (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1997): Constructing a Bridge. An Exploration of Engineering Culture, Design, and Research in Nineteenth-Century France and America. The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), pp. 64.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20008066 - Published on:
09/02/2003 - Last updated on:
24/06/2022
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