Lordville–Equinunk Bridge
Bridge in New York to Equinunk, Pennsylvania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lordville–Equinunk Bridge is a girder bridge that connects Lordville, New York with Equinunk, Pennsylvania, United States over the Delaware River. The current structure opened on July 24, 1992, five and a half years after the previous suspension bridge was demolished after quick deterioration.[2]
Lordville–Equinunk Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 41.867779°N 75.213880°W |
| Carried | Lordville Road |
| Crossed | Delaware River |
| Locale | Lordville, New York to Equinunk, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | Lordville Equinunk Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Lordville Bridge |
| Owner | New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission |
| Maintained by | New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| History | |
| Construction start | May 1991[1] |
| Construction end | 1870, 1904, July 24, 1992[2] |
| Collapsed | 1903; November 24, 1986[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
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In 1850, George Lord was granted a license to operate a ferry over the Delaware River on this site.[3] In time, the area outgrew the ferry and planned a bridge. This bridge was designed by E. F. Harrington of the John A. Roebling's Sons company as a wire suspension bridge with wooden towers.[4] It opened on January 1, 1870 and was destroyed by flood on October 10, 1903.[5] It was replaced by an eye-bar suspension bridge which opened June 4, 1904.[6] This second bridge lasted until February 1984 when it was closed due to an undermined pier, which caused one tower to lean and the bridge to sag.[7] The bridge was demolished on November 24, 1986.[1] Construction of the replacement bridge started in May 1991, and the new bridge opened in 1992.[1]
The current bridge is the furthest crossing upstream after the Delaware River converges from the east and west branches at Hancock, New York.
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