Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Blast Furnace No. 3, Donner Avenue, Monessen, Westmoreland County, PA
Summary
Significance: No. 3 Blast Furnace, also known as "Jane," was blown-in in 1948. This furnace was considerably larger than either Blast Furnace No. 1 or No. 2, with a hearth diameter of 28 feet, and 18 tuyeres. Its larger size allowed for a daily production of 2,200 tons of iron, more than twice that of No. 1 or No. 2.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N261
Survey number: HAER PA-253-B
Building/structure dates: 1948 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1985 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Monessen (Pa.), 40.16198, -79.88717
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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