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New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, Elk Creek Trestle, Spanning Elk Creek, south of Elk Park Road, Lake City, Erie County, PA

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New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, Elk Creek Trestle, Spanning Elk Creek, south of Elk Park Road, Lake City, Erie County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The crossing is an excellent example of the long trestles required to cross northwestern Pennsylvania's irregular topography.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N607
Survey number: HAER PA-527
Building/structure dates: 1902 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1944 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Ferro Construction Company
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
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Library of Congress
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