Lumberville Foot Bridge
by Carolyn Derstine
Title
Lumberville Foot Bridge
Artist
Carolyn Derstine
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Lumberville-Raven Rock Bridge, also known as the Lumberville Foot Bridge, is a free pedestrian bridge over the Delaware River. The bridge connects Bull's Island Recreation Area in Hunterdon County, New Jersey to Lumberville, Pennsylvania. The footbridge is a multi-catenary suspension structure built by the famed John A. Roebling's Sons Company. Construction of the bridge was completed in 1947. The bridge is approximately 688 feet in length and has a nine foot wide deck made up of pre-cast, pre-stressed concrete sections. The bridge piers and abutments date to 1853, when an original wooden covered bridge was on this site.
The last major rehabilitation of the steel replacement bridge occurred in 1993, when the entire bridge deck was reconstructed; abutments, wingwalls, and piers were repointed; approach walkways were refurbished; and a new lighting system was installed.
This iconic bridge can be viewed and accessed while traveling on the scenic River Road that parallels the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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January 28th, 2016
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