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Brownsville - Route 40 Bridge
Hiller, Pennsylvania
Historical Marker Database · J. J. Prats
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Brownsville - Route 40 Bridge, designed by and built under the supervision of Capt. Richard Delafield in 1839 to improve the National Road, was the first cast iron bridge built west of the Allegheny Mountains.
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Photo: J. J. Prats
Photo: J. J. Prats
Photo: J. J. Prats
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Hiller, Pennsylvania · USA
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