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The 3=2pan concrete arch bridge is the 3rd Street Bridge. The Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) built the
truss bridge over the road bridge.
Pre-1880 Bridge
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BridgeHunter_1867 via Dennis DeBruler
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1889 Bridge
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More of the 1912 Bridge
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| 2020 Photo by Patrick Gurwell via BridgeHunter_1912 |
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Peachhead Flickr via ArchivedBridgeHunter_1912
Easton, PA Bridges Over the Lehigh River The iron bridge was the Central Railroad of New Jersey/Lehigh and Hudson RR and the concrete one is the Third Street Bridge. Mc Donald's is on the right hidden by the trees. Photo taken from Front Street on the hill in Phillipsburg, NJ. |
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"This bridge is a noted example of a bridge designed by Daniel Luten. The historic bridge inventory dismissed this bridge as "not historic" because it was widened on one side in 1991, 79 years after the bridge was built. However, this widening project actually represents the intent of the bridge's designer, Daniel Luten. A fierce promoter of the concrete arch bridge, he believed his concrete bridges would last much longer than other bridges, and indeed he described his bridges as "permanent" bridges, while condemning other bridge types as "temporary." Luten was particularly critical of pony and through trusses, because they could not be widened to accommodate future traffic. In contrast, Luten pointed out that a concrete deck arch bridge could be widened without demolishing or altering the original bridge, thus extending the usefulness of the original bridge even when traffic needs increased. That this bridge was in use for 79 years, and was widened in 1991, extending the useful service life of the original 1912 portion of the bridge, embodies the design intent of Daniel Luten. As such, this bridge's alterations might be thought of as a demonstration of one of the benefits of concrete arch bridges. Indeed many bridge types built today can be widened in this manner as well, but in 1912, this was much more uncommon, especially for larger, multi-span bridges." [HistoricBridges]
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