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WPA Twin Bridges -Lenape Park

The old footbridge near Walnut Street was washed away by flood debris prior to the building of the 1937 twin bridges.		This is a picture from the end one of the twin bridges located in Lenape Park in the fall of 1999.
Here is another view of the old footbridge in the early 1900's.		Here are the twin bridges in a 1944 postcard.

The Twin Bridges were built in 1937 by the WPA (Works Progress Administration). The WPA  put people to work to recover from the great depression. The WPA did many public works projects throughout the country. They also built three dams and tore down the old toboggan on the hill at Menlo Park.

The twin bridges were built with tie rods. These special rods had to be adjusted so the bridges wouldn't sway as much. The twin bridges can hold one hundred people per bridge. Recently a major maintenance project on the bridges was completed to strengthen the suspension system and reduce the swaying of the bridges. Note that the twin bridges are the only suspension bridges in the Pennridge School District.

This is a picture of the twin bridges in early spring 2000, viewed from above in Menlo Park.		A recent wedding on the island between the twin bridges.