Frantz's Bridge


Frantz's Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge, circa 1982
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Location	Legislative Route 39060 over Jordan Creek, Lowhill Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W / 40.65083; -75.65056Coordinates: 40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W / 40.65083; -75.65056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1887
Architectural style	Other, Multi-span stone arch
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference #	88000771^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

Frantz's Bridge was a historic stone arch bridge located at Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1887, and is a 166-foot-long (51 m), multiple-span bridge, with three spans each measuring 32 feet (9.8 m) long. It crossed Jordan Creek.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1] During 2011, the bridge was replaced with a concrete one-span bridge.^[3]

Kistler Road bridge over Jordan Creek that replaced demolished Frantz's Bridge. June 2013.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes R.J. Baransky (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frantz's Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-08.
↑ Hartzell, Dan (April 19, 2011). "PennDOT gearing up for heavy roadwork season". Allentown Morning Call.

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