File:William E. Barrett, Photographer, 1972. ELEVATION FROM SOUTH SHOWING ORIGINAL PIERS AND 1912 SUPERSTRUCTURE. - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Monongahela HAER WVA,25-FAIR.V,1-5.tif

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William E. Barrett, Photographer, 1972. ELEVATION FROM SOUTH SHOWING ORIGINAL PIERS AND 1912 SUPERSTRUCTURE. - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Fairmont, Marion County, WV
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William E. Barrett, Photographer, 1972. ELEVATION FROM SOUTH SHOWING ORIGINAL PIERS AND 1912 SUPERSTRUCTURE. - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Fairmont, Marion County, WV
Description
Fink, Albert
Depicted place West Virginia; Marion County; Fairmont
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 8 x 10 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER WVA,25-FAIR.V,1-5
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The first all-metal bridge on the Fink plan, its detailing influenced the development of pin-connection in American bridges. Longest iron bridge in the United States in 1852.
  • Survey number: HAER WV-14
  • Building/structure dates: 1852 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1863 Demolished
  • Building/structure dates: 1865 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1868 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1887 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wv0210.photos.173133p
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