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Frantz's Bridge

Coordinates: 40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W / 40.65083; -75.65056
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Frantz's Bridge
Frantz's Bridge, c. 1982
Frantz's Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Frantz's Bridge
Frantz's Bridge is located in the United States
Frantz's Bridge
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
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

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  1. ^ a b "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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