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Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge

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Crosses
  
Lehigh River

Location
  
Bethlehem

Other name
  
New Street Bridge Works

Toll
  
Free

Body of water
  
Lehigh River

Carry
  
Sidewalk

Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge

Carries
  
4 lanes of New Street, 2 sidewalks

Locale
  
Bethlehem (Center City) to Bethlehem (South Side)

Official name
  
Phillip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge

Address
  
3 S New St, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA

Similar
  
Hill to Hill Bridge, Minsi Trail Bridge, Sand Island Park, Lehigh Canal, SteelStacks

The Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Lehigh River in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is locally known as The Fahy Bridge, The Fahy, or The New Street Bridge.

Name

On August 29, 1969, Officer Fahy and his partner Officer Merle Getz were on patrol when they attempted to stop a vehicle driven by a Bebley Wells. After pursuing the vehicle to an area off the Williams St. Ext. Wells exited his vehicle and immediately fired a shotgun at Officer Fahy mortally wounding him. Officer Getz was able to return fire striking Wells several times. Wells was later tried and convicted for the murder of Officer Fahy and died serving a life term for 1st degree murder in the Pennsylvania State Prison System in 2004. A bridge that spans the Lehigh River was named the Phillip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge in Officer Fahy’s honor.

References

Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge Wikipedia