Description
Glass lantern slide of illustrations of the Ohio Connecting Railway Bridge at Pittsburgh, PA. The illustrations are labeled: A. The 523 ft. span in position on piers ; B. The span with barges in position beneath ; C. The span built on falseworks and piles. Keystone Bridge Co., Contractors; C.L. Strobel, Chief Engineer, Keystone; Max J. Becker, Chief Engineer, Ohio Connecting Ry. The slide is reproduced from Engineering News, September 20, 1890. Used to illustrate the course "Civil Engineering Structures" which was taught between 1893-1950 at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
