DUNLAP'S CREEK BRIDGE--ENDURING SYMBOL OF AMERICAN ENDEAVOR

America's first cast iron bridge bridge not only still stands at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, but continues to carry daily traffic. The 150-year-old Dunlap's Creek Bridge was constructed by John Snowden, the proprietor of Brownsville's Vulcan Iron and Machine Works, and John Herbertson, foreman in Snowden's machine shop. Its designers were engineers Captain Richard Delafield and George W. Cass. The history of Dunlap's Creek Bridge is retold in this article.

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  Public Works Journal Corporation

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  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • Burke, M P
• Publication Date: 1989-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 67-70
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 120
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: History
• Old TRIS Terms: Dunlap's creek bridge
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; History; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488690
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1989 12:00AM