Frantz's Bridge
Frantz's Bridge | |
 Frantz's Bridge, c. 1982 | |
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| Location | Legislative Route 39060 over Jordan Creek, Lowhill Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architectural style | Multi-span stone arch |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000771[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
Frantz's Bridge was a historic stone arch bridge located at Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1887, and is a 166-foot-long (51 m), multiple-span bridge, with three spans each measuring 32 feet (9.8 m) long. It crossed Jordan Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] In 2011, the bridge was replaced with a concrete one-span bridge.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-08. Note: This includes R.J. Baransky (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frantz's Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ^ Hartzell, Dan (April 19, 2011). "PennDOT gearing up for heavy roadwork season". Allentown Morning Call.
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Categories:
- 1887 establishments in Pennsylvania
- 2011 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1887
- Bridges in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Stone arch bridges in the United States