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allegorical carving from Allegheny County Office Building; 1929-31; Stanley L. Roush, architect

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Home > All By Location regional map > Glassport > Ravensburg Bridge over Peters Creek
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Twin spans flank 150 foot high slag hill:
(left, north) Span above Peters Creek; (right, south) Span over WLE Railroad
elevation drawing
Main information page
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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;
Two views east of 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;
Expansion joint;
Toothed expansion joint between northern girder spans;
View east toward USX Clairton Coke Works

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