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2 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: WGE20030513. All 2 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: WGE20030513. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.

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1886: Lower

Easton, Pennsylvania, USA - Lehigh River
Bridgemeister ID:813 (added 2003-05-29)
Year Completed:1886
Name:Lower
Location:Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Lehigh River
References:DSL20030414, WGE20030513
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1951
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Damaged by windstorm 1950.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1900: Upper

Easton, Pennsylvania, USA - Lehigh River
Bridgemeister ID:366 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1900
Name:Upper
Location:Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Lehigh River
Principals:Henry G. Tyrell, John McNeal
References:AAJ, DSL20030414, EN19001122, HBE, PTS2, WGE20030513
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1955
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:2 x 85 meters (279 feet)
Side Span:1 x 33.5 meters (110 feet)

Notes:

  • According to Tyrell, "[It] joins Dock Street on the lower side of the river with Glendon Avenue on the upper side, 90 feet above it. To overcome this difference in elevation of the two ends without incurring excessive expense for approach, the bridge floor was made to descend on a grade of 7.2 per cent from the upper bank to meet stairs rising from Dock Street..."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg



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