Sunday, May 18, 2025

1907 NS/L&H, NS/CNJ and 1901 LV Bridges over Delaware River at Phillipsburg, NJ

From north to south:
L&H: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)
LV: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; HAERSatellite, the pin is correct, but the photos are of the L&H bridge.)
Delaware Canal Diversion Dam: (Satellite)

Lehigh & Hudson Bridge


Thomas Dorman posted
Lehigh & Hudson River bridge over the Delaware River, 10 May 2025
[The Delaware River has joined the May 2025 Flood. The canal diversion dam on the Lehigh River that we see under the left span is almost covered. Below is a normal river level.]

lN10 Fit, Aug 2023

Street View, Aug 2024

HistoricBridges_L&H

One does not notice that the truss line is bent in the elevation views.
Loretta Killian via ArchivedBridgeHunter_L&H

Archived Panoramio via ArchivedBridgeHunter_L&H, Adam Elmquist

Archived Panoramio via ArchivedBridgeHunter_L&H, Adam Elmquist
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Central New Jersey Bridge


Thomas Dorman posted
Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge over the Delaware River, 10 May 2025

Photo by Owl's Flight Photography via BridgeHunter_CNJ
The NS/CNJ bridge is on the right. The Aban/LV bridge is on the left, and the The NS/L&H bridge is in the right background.
[This is the only photo I could find with a good view of the CNJ pier so that you can compare the river level with Thomas' photo above.]

2020 Photo by Geoff Hubbs via BridgeHunter_CNJ
Span over Delaware Canal looking northwest
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Lehigh Valley Bridge


The CNJ and L&H bridges are in the background.
1983 Photo by Doug Lily via BridgeHunter_LV

"Significance: This structure occupies the piers of the first railroad bridge to cross the Delaware River at Easton. It is also notable for its fish-belly deck trusses, an unusual variant of the Pratt design." [HAER_data]

This makes it obvious that it is a pin-connected truss.
2020 Photo by Geoff Hubbs via BridgeHunter_LV
Span over Delaware Canal looking northwest

HAER PA,48-EATO,14--1
1. Overview, from west bank of Delaware River, looking northeast. - Lehigh Valley Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA

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