This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1947: Lumberville-Raven Rock
Lumberville, Pennsylvania and Bulls Island State Park, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 204 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1947 |
| Name: | Lumberville-Raven Rock |
| Also Known As: | Bulls Island |
| Location: | Lumberville, Pennsylvania and Bulls Island State Park, New Jersey, USA |
| Crossing: | Delaware River |
| Coordinates: | 40.407017 N 75.038183 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | John A. Roebling's Sons Co. |
| References: | BDR, BONJ, SSB |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2007) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 5 |
| Main Spans: | 5 |
| Characteristics: | Braced (trussed) chain/cable, Hinged cables |
Notes:
- SSB has an old picture of the bridge from a "Roebling publication". The original caption inside the picture says: "Practical application of Roebling Bridge research is the Lumberville footbridge which spans the Delaware River about twenty miles above Trenton. Pictured below, it utilizes four slabs of Roebling prestressed concrete and the Roebling-developed cable stiffening principle for the first time in the Western Hemisphere." and the authors of SSB go on to describe it asa "two-hinged braced cable suspension footbridge."
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