Chain Bridge or Change Bridge, also known as the Lehigh Canal Swinging Bridge and as Wire Towing Path at Pool No. 8, is a historic change bridge spanning the

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at Palmer Township and Williams Township,

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. It was built in 1856–1857, and consists of three stone piers and two spans. Each pier is approximately 30 feet high. In 1972, the bridge consisted of the piers and the cable. ''Note:'' This includes The chain bridge was listed on the

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in 1974. The NRHP listing included a area. It is included within a large historic district, Lehigh Canal: Eastern Section Glendon and Abbott Street Industrial Sites, which has numerous other structures and buildings, and which was listed on the NRHP in 1979.

Gallery

File:Chain Bridge on Lehigh River, Easton PA 02.JPG, The central pier File:Chain Bridge on Lehigh River, Easton PA 04.JPG, The right pier

References

{{Authority control 1857 establishments in Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1857 Bridges in Northampton County, Pennsylvania Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Chain bridges National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Pennsylvania