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Dunlap's Creek Bridge
Dedicated: Friday, November 29, 1991
County: Fayette
Marker Type: Roadside
Categories: Bridges, Roads, Transportation
GPS Coordinates: LNG: -79.88828, LAT: 40.02131
Location: At bridge, Market Street, Brownsville
Marker Text: 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.
Dunlap's Creek Bridge
Dedicated: Friday, November 29, 1991
County: Fayette
Marker Type: Roadside
Categories: Bridges, Roads, Transportation
GPS Coordinates: LNG: -79.88828, LAT: 40.02131
Location: At bridge, Market Street, Brownsville
Marker Text: 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.