Albertus L. Meyers Bridge
The Albertus L. Meyers Bridge, also known as the Eighth Street Bridge, the South Eighth Street Viaduct, and unsigned as SR 2055, is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The bridge is "one of the earliest surviving examples of monumental, reinforced concrete construction," according to the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Albertus L. Meyers Bridge in May 2007
The bridge under construction in 1912
Albertus L. Meyers Bridge in Allentown in 2021
Center City Allentown is the downtown and central business district of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the third largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It has a dense population and is currently undergoing an urban revitalization process.
The skyline of Center City Allentown at Christmas in 2017
Albertus L. Meyers Bridge (in foreground) and the skyline of Center City Allentown, including the PPL Building (in background), in May 2007
Entrance to the PPL Center (on left) at 701 Hamilton Street in Center City Allentown in October 2018
The 24-story PPL Building, Center City Allentown's tallest building, at 2 North 9th Street in January 2007