Image shows construction of a double railroad track three span Whipple pin-connected through truss bridge

Item — Box: PHOTO0020.01, Folder: 10, Item: 01

Identifier: SC Photo 0020.01.10.01

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Scope and Contents

(Image shows construction of a double railroad track three span Whipple pin-connected through truss bridge. Three men sit on top girder, large groups of men laying track, in foreground four boys stand between tracks, one man wearing derby standing on left set of tracks. Bridge crosses a river to a shore with farm houses. Bridge structure appears similar to Delaware Water Gap bridge and Emlenton Bridge both in Pennsylvania)

Dates

Creation: 1880

Creator

From the Item: Unknown (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Item: 1.5 Linear Feet (1 box, 49 photographs of assorted civil engineering works including Whipple through truss railroad bridges, Pennsylvania through truss bridges, suspension bridges, cantilever bridges, reinforced concrete arch bridges and a buttress dam.) ; 1.5 linear feet