General Information
| Completion: | 1814 |
|---|---|
| Status: | destroyed (1841) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| 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
|
|---|---|
| deck flooring |
wood
|
Chronology
| 1841 | The bridge is destroyed in a flood. |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Unstable and removed. |
Participants
Construction
- Jacob Blumer (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
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
20008064 - Published on:
09/02/2003 - Last updated on:
27/11/2021
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