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Moving Transformer over Thompson Run Road and Bridge
June 3, 1969
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Title
Moving Transformer over Thompson Run Road and Bridge
Creator
Allegheny County Department of Public Works; Photographer: Pennetti
Date
June 3, 1969
Identifier
20100001-hpicnpl-1320
Source Identifier
DPW Thompson Run Road 1969001 DPW #78117
Description
View of construction vehicles on Thompson Run Road looking northeast in Ross Township, Allegheny County, PA. Onlookers watch as several trucks move a transformer across Bridge #1 of the South branch of Pine Creek. The transformer weighed 135 tons the rig 81 tons for a total of 216 tons. A platform can be seen spanning the bridge as well as beams and boards on either side of the bridge to protect the bridge and roadway. On the right North Hills Christian Church can be seen.
Type
still image
Subject
Ross (Allegheny County, Pa : Township)
Automobiles
Churches
Construction
Geographic Subjects
Ross Township
Source
Allegheny County Department of Public Works
Contributor
Northland Public Library
Collection
Northland Historical Image Collection
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