Dingman's Ferry Bridge
Photos
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View From The Pennsylvania Side Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Looking Northeastward From The Pennsylvania Side Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Delaware River on CR 560
- Status
- Open to vehicular traffic only (no pedestrians allowed)
- History
- Relocated here 1900 from the Susquehanna River
- Builders
- - Perkins Brothers (Relocation)
- Phoenix Bridge Co. (Original fabrication)
- Design
- Three-span Baltimore through truss with Phoenix columns
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 182.1 ft.
Total length: 546.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.22002, -74.85926 (decimal degrees)
41°13'12" N, 74°51'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/511797/4563191 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory numbers
- NJ 4100001 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25560 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 06/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 11.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 4,900
Update Log
- June 15, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added GPS.
- March 9, 2009: Posted HAER photos
- February 22, 2009: Updated by Ian Anderson: Updated w/ correct info and name
Sources
- Ian Anderson - macsignals [at] gmail [dot] com
- Wikipedia
- Dingman's Ferry Bridge History
- HAER PA-15 - Dingmans Ferry Bridge, U.S. Route 209 & State Route 739 vicinity, Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, PA
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Nathan Holth