New Hope- Lambertville Bridge
Location: New Hope, PA & Lambertville, NJ Waterway: Delaware River Bridge Dimensions: 1045' - 6 1/2" in length and 23' in width Span lengths; 171" - 1 1/8" each Year: 1904	Bridge Type: six span steel, pin connected Pratt type truss bridge

BRIDGE HISTORY

The New Hope-Lambertville bridge was originally completed on September 12, 1814. It was 32' wide and was a multiple arch bridge (6 arches, 175' long each, 13' high). This bridge was used until 1841, when it was damaged heavily in a flood. The second wooden bridge was also carried away by the flood of 1903. The present truss bridge was constructed in 1904.

BRIDGE STRUCTURES

This bridge contains 962 tons of steel.		The trusses are 27' in height.
Thee piers are stone filled and are built on timber cribbing.		This bridge abutment is random ashler (square blocked) faced masonry. It was built in 1814.
A sidewalk is cantilevered outside the downstream truss. In each span, two nine panel through trusses support transverse, built-up riveted floor beams at each panel point.		The floor beams support roadway stringers with a five inch deep open grid steel flooring.
The upper chords and end posts have a box section composed of a top plate, side channels, and lacing bars across the bottom.		Utilities on the bridge include lighting and an 8" sanitary sewer line on the upstream truss.