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Delaware Road Over Delaware River in Riegelsville: Warren County, New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed

Length: 577 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1904 By: John A. Roebling Sons Company of Trenton, New Jersey

This multi-suspension-span bridge is a remarkable structure that is truly unique.

Delaware Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.2 Kilometers)

Delaware Road Over Delaware Canal in Riegelsville: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 54 ft. Main Span: 51 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

With its polygonal top chord, this bridge offers a much different appearance from other area Delaware River bridges.

Finesville Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.4 Miles (2.3 Kilometers)

Mt. Joy Road Over Musconetcong River in Finesville: Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 106 ft. Main Span: 102 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: G. M. Rusling of Hackettstown, New Jersey

An attractive truss bridge is a contributing part of a tiny, intimate historical community that is truly unique.

River Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.9 Miles (3.1 Kilometers)

River Road Over Pohatcong Creek in Rural: Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 115 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1901 By: Unknown

A traditional, attractive example of its type, with an arch added as a structural retrofit.

Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.7 Kilometers)

Creek Road Over Pohatcong Creek in Rural: Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 4 Panel Welded Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 61 ft. Main Span: 58 ft. Roadway: 19.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: Welding Engineers Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This is an early example of an all-welded truss bridge.

Municipal Drive Railroad Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.7 Miles (7.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Pohatcong Creek and Municipal Drive in Rural: Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

A lot of overhead fill and a substantial width make this overpass feel more like a pair of tunnels as it crosses over both creek and road.

Still Valley Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.1 Miles (8.1 Kilometers)

Still Valley Road Over Pohatcong Creek in Rural: Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 56 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its decorative cast iron caps at the ends of the top chords and its use of uncommon rivet head types.

Greens Bridge
Raritan Valley Line Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.3 Miles (8.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Raritan Valley Line, Central Railroad of New Jersey) Over Lapatcong Creek (Morris Canal) and NJ-122 in Phillipsburg: Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 394 ft. Main Span: 62 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built By: Unknown

This is an impressive, tall stone arch bridge that may date to the 1860s.

Ravine Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.3 Miles (8.6 Kilometers)

Ravine Road Over Pohatcong Creek in Rural: Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 4 Panel Welded Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 56 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: Welding Engineers Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This early welded truss bridge also reused salvaged riveted floorbeams from a pin-connected truss bridge.

Glendon Hill Road Canal Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.7 Kilometers)

Glendon Hill Road Over Lehigh Canal and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Glendon: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 137 ft. Main Span: 126 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Guerber Engineering Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

This truss bridge crosses a historic canal and a railroad line in its single span.

Glendon Hill Road River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.9 Kilometers)

Glendon Hill Road Over Lehigh River in Easton: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 357 ft. Main Span: 119 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

This truss bridge is noted for its use of rolled beams in uncommon areas.

Pohatcong Creek Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.1 Kilometers)

Private Access Over Pohatcong Creek in Rural: Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This private access bridge was built by using fishbelly floor beams from a truss bridge, placed upside down!

Main Street Bridge
Kenneth "Red" Vandegrift Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.8 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Main Street Over Railroad (New Jersey Transit Raritan Valley Line) in Phillipsburg: Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 149 ft. Main Span: 137 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Unknown

This impressively skewed and barely polygonal through truss bridge is noted for its unusual design details.

3rd Street Bridge
Dr. George S. Smith Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

3rd Street Over Lehigh River in Easton: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 300 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 76 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1912 By: Luten Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania and Daniel Luten

This bridge is noted as a product of famous engineer Daniel Luten, and its alterations actually embody the design intent of Luten.

Easton and Northern Railroad Lehigh River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned Lehigh Valley Railway) Over Lehigh River, Lehigh Canal, and Various Railroad and Roads in Easton: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,121 ft. Main Span: 215 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1899 By: Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Buffalo, New York and F. E. Schall

This is an uncommon and impressive pin-connected railroad deck truss that is also noted for its curve and skewed spans.

Lehigh River 3rd Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Black River and Western Railroad) Over Lehigh River and 3rd Street in Easton: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 975 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

This railroad viaduct contains a variety of span types.

Lehigh and Hudson Railroad Delaware River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Lehigh and Hudson Railroad) Over Delaware River in Easton and Phillipsburg: Northampton County, Pennsylvania and Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

An attractive and noteworthy multi-span railroad structure adds much to its surrounding historic community.

Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6 Miles (9.6 Kilometers)

Bridge Street (Frenchtown-Milford Road) Over Delaware River in Milford and Upper Black Eddy: Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 700 ft. Main Span: 228 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1933 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

With its polygonal top chord, this bridge offers a much different appearance from other area Delaware River bridges.

York Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 Kilometers)

York Street Over Hakihohake Creek in Milford: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 41 ft. Main Span: 39 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1901 By: Unknown

This poor altered pony truss bridge has such shoddy looking repairs that it is comical!

Mill Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 Kilometers)

Mill Street Over Hakihokake Creek in Milford: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 46 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

A rare example of a Queenpost pony truss, although the bridge is altered.

Northampton Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 Kilometers)

Northampton Street Over Delaware River in Easton and Phillipsburg: Northampton County, Pennsylvania and Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 560 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1896 By: Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Buffalo, New York and James Madison Porter III

One of the most unusual, rarest, and beautiful bridges in the entire region.

Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge
Bushkill Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.3 Miles (10.1 Kilometers)

US-22 (Bushkill Street) Over Delaware River in Easton and Phillipsburg: Northampton County, Pennsylvania and Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 18 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 550 ft. Main Span: 550 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)

This bridge was when built was among the longest simple truss spans built.!

Milford Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7 Miles (11.3 Kilometers)

Milford Road Over Railroad (Lehigh Valley) in Bloomsbury: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Howe Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 92 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1891 By: Philadelphia Bridge Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This unususal and important bridge has a very well-documented history.

Willow Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Willow Avenue in Bloomsbury: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Stone and Brick Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its skewed design and also its use of brick in the arch ribs.

Bloomsbury Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (11.9 Kilometers)

Church Street (CR-579) Over Musconetcong River in Bloomsbury: Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 112 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1892 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

This one-lane truss bridge was widened to two lanes and placed on top of a new steel stringer bridge.

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Church Street Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.2 Kilometers)

Church Street (CR-579) Over Railroad (Lehigh Valley) in Bloomsbury: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 129 ft. Main Span: 81 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

This bridge has curved parallel chords to efficiently increase clearance for trains.

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Geigel Hill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.2 Kilometers)

Geigel Hill Road Over Tinicum Creek in Rural: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 58 ft. Main Span: 55 ft. Roadway: 15.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1887 By: Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

This regionally important bridge was hit by a vehicle and after a hard fight by preservationists, a compromise was reached.

Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.3 Kilometers)

Bridge Street Over Delaware River in Uhlerstown and Frenchtown: Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 951 ft. Main Span: 156 ft. Roadway: 16.4 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1931 By: Unknown

With six total spans, this is a long and significant simple span truss bridge.

Nishisakawick Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 Kilometers)

River Road Over Nishisakawick Creek in Frenchtown: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 57 ft. Main Span: 57 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

An example of a distinctive early 20th century truss bridge form.

Little Nishisakawick Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 Kilometers)

River Road Over Little Nishisakawick Creek in Frenchtown: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Although small, this is an attractive and complete stone arch bridge structure.

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Meadows Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

Meadows Road (T-376) Over Saucon Creek in Lower Saucon Township: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 102 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1858 By: Unknown

This beautiful stone arch bridge has stood for a century and a half, but now its slated for conversion into a bulldozed pile of rubble.

Walnut Street Bridge
Pony Bridge / Wagner's Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.4 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Saucon Creek Mill Race in Hellertown: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) 5 Panel Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 56 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 12.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1860 By: Beckel Iron Foundry and Machine Shop of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Francis C. Lowthrop

One of the oldest and most important metal historic bridges in the country, this bridge has numerous unique and amazing details.

High Street Bridge
Seidersville Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.7 Kilometers)

High Street (Seidersville Road) Over Saucon Creek in Near Hellertown: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 9 Panel Welded Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 135 ft. Main Span: 131 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: Unknown

This bridge is one of the oldest examples of a welded truss bridge in Pennsylvania and one of the few examples of a welded through truss.

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Lynn Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (16 Kilometers)

Lynn Avenue Over Railroad (Lehigh Valley Railroad) in Bethlehem: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 205 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1928 By: Unknown

This bridge is noted for its use of rolled beams and concrete encased floorbeams and bottom chord.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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