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526:. Philadelphia, PA: Evans & Peck.
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187:Hammer Creek #1 Bridge
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628:National Park Service
608:Contributing property
438:Dr. Roger A. McCain.
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146:Last rebuilt = 1887
115:70 feet (21.3 m)
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1084:Other lists
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261:Switzerland
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1487:Categories
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1360:New Mexico
1355:New Jersey
1225:California
1028:Pittsburgh
992:Washington
947:Schuylkill
907:Montgomery
852:Lackawanna
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782:Cumberland
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552:2006-07-07
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499:"38-36-34"
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383:2006-08-04
356:References
298:Dimensions
52:76°14′38″W
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1467:Wisconsin
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1068:Southwest
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1053:Northeast
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339:See also
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314:span
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