Old Brownsville Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River & Water Street at State, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA

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9 b&w photos
9 data pages
1 photo caption pages
1 color transparencies

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TITLE:
Old Brownsville Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River & Water Street at State, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER PA,26-BROVI,5-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 9 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 8 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
Color Transparencies: 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER PA-472

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N451).

Building/structure dates: 1914 initial construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88000834

Part of building/structure is in West Brownsville, Washington County, PA.

Significance: The Pennsylvania truss bridge spans the Monongahela River between Brownsville and West Brownsville. The bridge is heavily constructed of built-up members and eye-bars, and is a significant landmark in Brownsville. Built jointly by Fayette and Washington counties, the bridge was considered an engineering marvel in its time. It was built along the route of old U.S. Route 40, the former National Road.

SUBJECTS:
PENNSYLVANIA--Fayette County--Brownsville
brick buildings
transportation
bridge construction

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa3593

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
3/4 VIEW FROM WEST.
3/4 VIEW FROM WEST.
3/4 VIEW FROM WEST.
BARREL VIEW FROM NORTHWEST.
3/4 VIEW FROM SOUTH.
ELEVATION FROM SOUTHWEST
DETAILS OF RAILING AND STEPS AT NORTHWEST END.
DETAIL OF RAIL AND CONTEXT AT NORTHWEST END.
BUILDERS PLATE AT NORTHWEST END.
3/4 VIEW FROM WEST.

CONTROL #:
PA3593

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