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Pennsylvania Railroad, Loyalhanna Creek Bridge, Spanning Loyalhanna Creek, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, PA

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Pennsylvania Railroad, Loyalhanna Creek Bridge, Spanning Loyalhanna Creek, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, PA

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Significance: This two-span skewed stone arch bridge was erected in the early 1900s when the Pennsylvania Railroad was reconstructing its main line between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg to accommodate four tracks instead of the existing two tracks. William H. Brown, chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad, supervised this track expansion.
Survey number: HAER PA-344

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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

Latrobe (Pa.)40.32875, -79.34502
Google Map of 40.3287498, -79.3450166
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Library of Congress
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