- City:
- Bethlehem, PA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Swimming Pools, Paths and Trails, Picnic and Other Facilities, Park Roads and Bridges, Flood and Erosion Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The WPA constructed stone walks, walls, benches, tables, fireplace, pavilions, and footbridges to build Monocacy Park between 1936 and 1937. A swimming pool was also constructed above the dam, but this feature is no longer in use due to sediment.
Mcall.com: “The Monocacy Park bridge features two 30-foot towers of hand-cut stone. The creek had to be diverted, most likely with sandbags, to enable the stone masons to erect the towers. Block and tackle, a series of ropes and pulleys, had to be used to set the pieces in place.”
As of 2016 the park is under restoration.
Source notes
Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on July 12, 2016.
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Dave Jones
Does the bridge have a name? Where can I find the original plans for the park