Dunlap's Creek Bridge

Dunlap's Creek Bridge is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Brownsville, Fayette County, dedicated 1991.

Fayette County · dedicated 1991 · At bridge, Market Street, Brownsville

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An integral part of the National Road, this was the first metal arch bridge in the United States, built 1836-39. Replacing several earlier bridges on this site, including an 1809 Finley suspension bridge, this 80-foot span was built of cast iron by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Capt. Richard Delafield and Lieutenant George W. Cass oversaw construction.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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