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STEELSHAPING - ROLLING MILLS<br />
U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />
HAER NO. PA-115<br />
(Page 211)<br />
Historic Name: U.S.S. Corporation, Duquesne Works, Primary-<br />
Rolling Systems<br />
Present tyame: U.S.X. Corporation, Duquesne Works, Primary<br />
Rolling Systems<br />
Location: Upper and Lower Works<br />
Construction: 1886, 1900, 1959<br />
Documentation: Photographs of the Primary Mills are located in<br />
HAER No. PA-115-D.<br />
DESCRIPTION<br />
I. Remains of Primary Rolling Facilities at Upper Works:<br />
A. Forty-Inch Conditioning Yard fFormerly the Forty-Inch Mill<br />
Shipping Building): Laid out on a north-south axis, the steel-<br />
framed forty-inch conditioning yard is located at the western<br />
edge of the upper works, just south of the pattern shop. The<br />
69 f -7 1/2" wide x 528 '-0" long x 43'-9" high riveted steel-framed<br />
building was constructed by the American Bridge Company on a<br />
concrete foundation. Its gable roof and monitor are supported by<br />
Fink trusses. A craneway spanning the width of the building and<br />
running its entire length supports two 15-ton E.O.T. cranes. The<br />
building has a corrugated metal exterior.<br />
A standard gauge track, running inside of the building along<br />
its western wall enters from an opening on its south wall.<br />
Located in the northeast corner of the building is a bloom/billet<br />
warming oven used prior to conditioning. Three hacksaws for<br />
metallurgical testing are located in the northeast corner of the<br />
building. A small office is located inside the building near its<br />
northern wall. Laying about the floor space at the southern end<br />
of the building are pallets of firebrick.<br />
Construction date: 1924.<br />
B. Twenty-One Inch Conditioning Yard (Formerly the Twenty-One<br />
Inch Mill Inspection Building): The 92'-0" wide x 481'-0" long x<br />
45 t -0" high twenty-one inch conditioning yard was built by the<br />
American Bridge Company. It is laid out on a north-south axis<br />
and is located approximately 110'-0" east of the pattern shop and<br />
forty-inch conditioning yard near the northern edge of the upper<br />
works. The riveted steel-framed building is built on a concrete<br />
foundation. Its gable roof and monitor are supported by Pratt<br />
trusses. A craneway spanning the width of the building, and<br />
extending its entire length supports one 15-ton E.O.T. crane.<br />
The building has a corrugated metal exterior. An approximately<br />
20'-0" wide x 15'-0" high doorway is located at mid-point of the