James Finley is often credited as the father of the modern suspension bridge, and three of his designs were built over the Lehigh River. See the article about James Finley, http://www.structuremag.org/article.aspx?articleID=804, that includes…
Westbound CNJ freight with No. 932 in charge steams past the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company's abandoned Lock No. 18 and its associated lock-tender's house. The L&NE Lehigh Gap bridge looms over the tracks in the distance. The faint easement line…