TWA Maintenance Hangar, South side of Tinicum Island Road, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: It is an early and unusual example of the use of a cable supported roof structure to provide the clear floor space needed for an airplane hangar.
Survey number: HAER PA-561
Building/structure dates: 1956 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Ballinger Company
Ammann & Whitney
Leigh Structural Steel Company
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 39.87440, -75.24242
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html