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Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey

2 b&w photos

16 data pages

1 photo caption pages

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TITLE:
Schenley Park Bridge over Panther Hollow, Spanning Panther Hollow at Panther Hollow Road, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER PA,2-PITBU,77-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 2   (5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 15 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

RELATED NAME(S):
Pittsburgh Department of Public Works
Schultz Bridge & Iron Works
Moretti, Giuseppe
Gorham Manufacturing Company
DeLony, Eric N., project manager
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, sponsor
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Hawley, Haven, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer

NOTE:
Survey number HAER PA-489

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N580).

Building/structure dates: 1895 initial construction

Significance: The bridge includes design elements from the City Beautiful movement while utilizing Pittsburgh's "native" industry: steel. An elegant three-hinged steel arch, the bridge is a contributing structure to Phipps Conservatory and the Schenley Park Historic District.

SUBJECTS:
PENNSYLVANIA--Allegheny County--Pittsburgh
steel arch bridges
transportation
bridge construction

OTHER TITLE:
Panther Hollow Bridge

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.pa3658

CONTROL #:
PA3658

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