Frantz's Bridge

Frantz's Bridge

The bridge, circa 1982
Location Legislative Route 39060 over Jordan Creek, Lowhill Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W / 40.65083; -75.65056Coordinates: 40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W / 40.65083; -75.65056
Area less than one acre
Built 1887
Architectural style Other, Multi-span stone arch
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 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] During 2011, the bridge was replaced with a concrete one-span bridge.[3]

Kistler Road bridge over Jordan Creek that replaced demolished Frantz's Bridge. June 2013.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. 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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