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Structure-ID: s0008066
Created on: 02/09/03
Modified on: 08/18/05


Lehigh Gap Chain Bridge

Completed in: 1826
Status: demolished (1933)
Location: Near Palmerton, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossed: Lehigh River
Memorial to the Chain Bridge in Palmerton, Pennsylvania<br>Some of the original chain links were used in the memorial
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Structural Type:
Chain suspension bridge
gravity-anchored
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Builder Jacob Blumer

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
chains  iron
deck flooring  wood
Dimensions
  main span 48.8 m

Chronology
1841
Flood damage to abutment.
1857
Ice damage.
1886
Broken dam.
1926
Fire.
1933
Replaced (traffic burden).

Relevant Literature
* Kranakis, Eda   Constructing A Bridge, The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA) , ISBN 0262112175, 1997; pp. 64.

 
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