The Reading Halls Station Bridge, Pennsdale, Pensylvania
The Reading Halls Station Bridge, Pennsdale, Pensylvania
Built in 1846 the Reading-Halls Station Bridge was originally designed and used as a railroad bridge. The bridge is almost certainly the oldest all-metal truss bridge in active service in the United S…[View More]
The Lycoming Creek Bridge, Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania
The Lycoming Creek Bridge, Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania
While traveling through central Pennsylvania I came across this unusual bridge just south of the town of Roaring Branch which was established in 1862. This pony truss bridge is 70 feet long and spans …[View More]
Upper Slate Run Bridge, Lycoming, Pennsylvania
Upper Slate Run Bridge, Lycoming, Pennsylvania
The Upper Slate Run Bridge near Slate Run, Pennsylvania was built in 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut. The bridge is 207 feet long, spans Pine Creek and was rehabbed …[View More]
Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey, East Liverpool, Ohio
Beginning of the U.S. Public Land Survey, East Liverpool, Ohio
Everything has a beginning including how land was surveyed in the former Northwest Territory which included all of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota. Here’s the …[View More]
Erie Triangle, North Springfield, Pennsylvania
Erie Triangle, North Springfield, Pennsylvania
History of the Erie Triangle in North Springfield, Pennsylvania. Originally the State of Pennsylvania had a straight border with the State of New York but had little lake s…[View More]