Temporary Pennsylvania Railroad Trestle Bridge

ca. 1860-1889

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Temporary Pennsylvania Railroad Trestle Bridge
  • Title
  • Temporary Pennsylvania Railroad Trestle Bridge
  • Date
  • ca. 1860-1889
  • Identifier
  • 20201103-hpjaha-0048
  • Description
  • When the Great Viaduct that spanned the Little Conemaugh River was washed away, Pennsylvania Railroad construction teams worked 24 hours a day got two weeks to replace the viaduct with a temporary trestle bridge. This allowed the railroad to resume shipping relief supplies to Johnstown.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Bridges
    Rivers
    Men
    Building sites
    Railroads
    Construction workers
    Rubble
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
  • Source
  • The Historical Johnstown Collection of David Beale
  • Contributor
  • Johnstown Area Heritage Association
  • Collection
  • Reverend David J. Beale Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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