Lordville-Equinunk Bridge, Road bridge over Delaware River between New York and Pennsylvania.
The Lordville–Equinunk Bridge is a two-lane girder road bridge carrying traffic over the Delaware River between Lordville, New York, and Equinunk, Pennsylvania. It opened on July 24, 1992, replacing a one-lane suspension span on the same crossing.
A ferry licensed to George Lord crossed here from 1850. The first bridge, a wire suspension span with wooden towers designed by E. F. Harrington of John A. Roebling's Sons, opened on January 1, 1870, and was destroyed by a flood on October 10, 1903. Its eye-bar suspension replacement opened June 4, 1904, and was closed in February 1984 after soil movement undermined a Pennsylvania pier and tilted a tower; it was demolished on November 24, 1986.
The bridge location marks a historical transportation point where George Lord operated a ferry service starting in 1850, connecting different regional communities.
This crossing is the farthest upstream after the Delaware River's east and west branches merge at Hancock. Vehicles can use the bridge anytime without toll charges or access restrictions.
The 1904 eye-bar suspension bridge was declared eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, but repairs to raise it to a 4-ton capacity would have stripped the structure of its historical value. It was demolished on November 24, 1986, after its Pennsylvania abutment shifted and a tower leaned.
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