Uhlertown - Frenchtown Bridge
Location: Uhlertown, PA & Frenchtown, NJ Waterway: Delaware River Bridge Dimensions: 950' - 10" in length and 19'- 6" in width Spans: 156' , 156', 152', 156', and 156' (starting in PA) Year: 1931	Bridge Type: 6 span Warren truss type riveted steel structure

This 6 span Warren truss type riveted steel structure was built in 1931. The bridge is made of 534 tons of steel. The bridge suffered little damage during the flood of August 1955.

The original bridge consisted of 5 piers and 2 abutments. These structures are still standing and now support the present bridge. The original piers have been recapped and repointed.		Truss diagonals are composed of two channels space 8" back-to-back and connected with batten plates. Truss verticals consist of two angles also spaced 8" back-to-back and connected with batten plates. Lower chords consist of four angles connected with batten plates forming H-section.
The 5" open steel floor roadway is seen at right. Both ends of the bridge have expansion joints as seen here.		In 1949 the roadway of the bridge was replaced with open grating..
Upper chords and end posts are box sections made up of side channels, a top plate, and lacing bars across the bottom.		The sidewalk with a clear width of 3' 9" cantilevered from the floor beams outside the upstream truss is made of 2" steel grid section filled with concrete.
The trusses are approximately 22' in height.		Truss and bracing connections are made with riveted gusset plates.