Chain Bridge (Easton, Pennsylvania)
Change Bridge | |
Nearest city | Southwest of Glendon on Hugh Moore Parkway across the Lehigh River, Palmer Township and Williams Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°39′14″N 75°14′56″W / 40.65389°N 75.24889°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1856-1857 |
Built by | Douglas, E.A. (engineer), Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company |
NRHP reference No. | 74001798[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 12, 1974 |
Chain Bridge or Change Bridge, also known as the Lehigh Canal Swinging Bridge and as Wire Towing Path at Pool No. 8, is a historic change bridge spanning the Lehigh River at Palmer Township and Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1856-1857, and consists of three stone piers and two spans. Each pier is approximately 30 feet high. In 1972, the bridge consisted of the piers and the cable.[2][3]
The chain bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The NRHP listing included a 5-acre (2.0 ha) area. It is included within a large historic district, Lehigh Canal: Eastern Section Glendon and Abbott Street Industrial Sites, which has numerous other structures and buildings, and which was listed on the NRHP in 1979.[1]
Gallery
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The central pier.
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The right pier.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Harry L. Rinker (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chain or Change Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ "Chain Bridge". Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. A National Register of Historic Places travel Itinerary. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places
- Bridges completed in 1857
- Bridges in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Chain bridges
- National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 1857 establishments in Pennsylvania