Pennsylvania Railroad's Bridge over Conemaugh River, built 1887
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Washington Street Bridge, 1884 |
Drawing of Stone Bridge before the 1889 Flood |
The Stone Bridge with Cambria Iron and Steel behind |
The Stone Bridge was the only bridge to survive the flood |
Thirty acres of flood debris backed up behind the bridge... |
...and caught fire. Some who survived the flood did not survive the fire. |
When the Gautier Wire Plant washed away, miles of barbed wire tangled in the mess at the bridge. |