Haupt Truss Bridge, 1300 Ninth Avenue, Railroaders' Memorial Museum, Altoona, Blair County, PA
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
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pennsylvania Railroad
Madrid, transmitter
Location
Altoona (Pa.), 40.51868, -78.39474
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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