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Twin spans flank 150 foot high slag hill:
(left, north) Span above Peters Creek;
(right, south) Span over WLE Railroad


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Elevation drawing looking downstream

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Southern structure:
Builder's plaque at southern end of structure;
View north from southern end
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Southern structure:
Southern counter truss with details of hinge connection and bearing at abutment
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Southern structure:
Truss and concrete bent details
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Southern structure and slag pile:
View north near midpoint of structure;
Slag pile separates 840 ft northern spans (to left) from 500 ft southern spans;
Southern spans emerging from slag pile;
Slag pile adjacent to the west in Peters Creek valley


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Northern structure:
View north from slag pile;
Two views of girder span between slag pile and cantilever counter;
Concrete bent with girder span to right and cantilever counter;
Cantilever counter;
Detail of hinge between second and third panel of cantilever counter
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Northern structure:
View of northern structure from slag pile;
Details of trusses and bents
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Northern structure:
Two girder spans at northern end of structure;
View south toward bend near midpoint of structure;
Toothed expansion joint between northern girder spans;
View east toward USX Clairton Coke Works



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Introduction -- Nearby Structures


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