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Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge

Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge from directly overhead

Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Mount No More stands 348 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Park, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

About

The story

historic change bridge spanning the Lehigh River

Dates from 1856.

Wikidata Q5067861, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.65380, -75.24850

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Island Park: 0.3 mi
  • Williams Township Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Bethlehem Township Veterans' Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Dr. Traill Green Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.3 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Old Orchard Park: 0.7 mi
  • Riverview Park: 0.8 mi
  • LaBarre Park: 0.8 mi
  • LaBarre Park: 0.9 mi
  • Hugh Moore Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Josiah White II Canal Boat: 0.8 mi
  • Crayola Experience: 3.3 mi
  • Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 3.5 mi
  • Lost River Caverns: 6.6 mi
  • SteelStacks: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Gardens: 32
Artworks: 19
  • Transcendence: 3.7 mi
  • Leopard: 3.8 mi
  • Shapeyard: 3.8 mi
  • The Bridge: 6.8 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 5.9 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 7.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 7.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 7.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 7.0 mi
Springs: 11
  • Marble Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Horn Springs: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • High Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 17.1 mi
  • High Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 13.1 mi
  • Rest area: 21.8 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.6 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount No MoreNE 49°348 m15.4 mi
Scotts MountainNE 55°331 m10.6 mi
Bauer RockWSW 238°317 m11.7 mi
Gaffney HillS 190°308 m2.0 mi
Flint HillSSW 211°308 m10.1 mi
KirchbergSW 218°305 m5.7 mi
South MountainWSW 239°301 m7.9 mi
Haycock MountainS 172°295 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303139516170757266544334
Precip in3.73.03.73.94.34.85.65.24.74.53.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phillipsburg-easton BRG, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 74001798OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Chain Bridge, reference 74001798, listed 02/12/74.

OpenStreetMap element node/3542243724

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