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U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />

HAER No. PA-115<br />

(Page 135)<br />

The conveyor belts, however, have been removed, leaving only the<br />

steel framework for the conveyors and the motor-drive assemblies<br />

which powered them. The motors on the north and south sides of<br />

the hoist bucket pit are both 3 hp General Electric A.C. motors<br />

operating at 1740 rpm. Each motor is attached to a 3 hp Western<br />

Gear Strait Line gear motor.<br />

Installation Date: 1959.<br />

7. Main Coke Breeze Conveyor: See I - A - 10 for<br />

description.<br />

Installation Date: 1959.<br />

8. Control Room: The control room for the raw materials<br />

delivery system at blast furnace number 2 is located relative to<br />

the hoist bucket pit as is the control room at blast furnace<br />

number 1. It is the same size and contains equipment which<br />

performs the same functions as the control room at blast furnace<br />

number 1.<br />

Installation Date: 1953.<br />

9. Counterweight Hoist Tower: The counterweight hoist tower<br />

is located on the east wall of the stockhouse just south of the<br />

hoist bucket pit. Rising to the level of hoist house number 2,<br />

it is made up of structural I-beam construction and is 5'-3 1/4"<br />

wide x 9'-l 1/2" long x 76'-6 3/4" high. The counterweight<br />

system consists of three pairs of 6*-l 1/4" diameter sheave<br />

wheels, one of which is located below the hoist house at a 45<br />

degree angle.<br />

Construction Date: 1924.<br />

B. Hoist House:<br />

1. Hoist House Building: Located approximately 15 ! -0" west<br />

of and on the centerline of the remains of blast furnace number<br />

2, the hoist house building is 25'-9" wide x 42'-4" long x 18'-0"<br />

high from the floor to the underside of the truss. It is mounted<br />

on a platform supported by steel columns which extend 49'-6"<br />

above the trestle. The columns of the steel framed building are<br />

welded to steel plates which are bolted to the concrete floor.<br />

At the north and south end of the building are Fink roof trusses<br />

which support a gable roof. Its exterior is made out of<br />

corrugated metal.<br />

Construction Date: 1924.<br />

III. Blast Furnace Number Three:<br />

A. Stockhouse:<br />

1. Stockhouse Building: See I - A - 1 for description.

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