Coordinates: 40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W / 40.65083; -75.65056

Frantz's Bridge

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Frantz's Bridge
Frantz's Bridge, c. 1982
LocationLegislative Route 39060 over Jordan Creek, Lowhill Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W / 40.65083; -75.65056
Arealess than one acre
Built1887
Architectural styleMulti-span stone arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000771[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988
File:Kistler Road Bridge, Lowhill, PA.JPG
Kistler Road bridge over Jordan Creek that replaced demolished Frantz's Bridge in June 2013

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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.
  3. Hartzell, Dan (April 19, 2011). "PennDOT gearing up for heavy roadwork season". Allentown Morning Call.

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