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Haupt Truss Bridge, 1300 Ninth Avenue, Railroaders' Memorial Museum, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Haupt Truss Bridge, 1300 Ninth Avenue, Railroaders' Memorial Museum, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Summary

See also HAER PA-422 for another example of a surviving Haupt iron truss.
Significance: Designed by Herman Haupt, the Haupt iron truss was a rare combination of Pratt truss and tied arch, constructed and used exclusively by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1851 and 1861. Haupt's were the first metal-tied arch bridges built in this country, and among the first in the world.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N22
Survey number: HAER PA-207

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pennsylvania Railroad
Madrid, transmitter
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Location

Altoona (Pa.)40.51868, -78.39474
Google Map of 40.5186809, -78.3947359
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Source

Library of Congress
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