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U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS
HAER No. PA-115
(Page 213)
1/4" long x 25'-5 3/4" lean-to is located on the south wall of
the building. Brick walls encase the structure's steel
framework- Fink trusses support the roll shop's wood and tar
paper gable roof. A craneway spanning the width of the roll shop
and running its entire length supports one 15/5-ton E.O.T. crane.
Segmented arch windows rim all four walls of the roll shop and
lean-to on both stories. Two large entrances are located on the
northern and western walls of the roll shop (an approximately
lO'-O" wide x lS'-O" high entrance on the north wall at its
western end and an approximately 10'-0" wide x 20'-0" high
entrance on the western wall at its southern end). Access is
gained into the lean-to from the southern end of the roll shop.
Located outside of the roll shop's western wall, near the
entrance, are six scrap bins. A turret lathe is located inside
of the roll shop along its western wall near the entrance. The
rest of the roll shop consists of a storage area for spare fan
housings, flywheels, transformers, and motors. The lean-to
houses a tool room, washroom facilities, and offices.
Construction date: 1906.
II. Primary Rolling Facilities at Lower Works:
A. D.P.C. Conditioning Yard Building: Constructed by the
American Bridge Company, the steel-framed building is 500' long x
85' wide x 42' high to the underside of the truss. It is located
33* east of the electric furnace building and is laid out on a
north-south axis. Its northern end (approximately 40 f ) runs
parallel to the southern end of the electric furnace building.
The building's gable roof and continuous ventilator is supported
by riveted Pratt trusses. It has a corrugated metal exterior. A
craneway spans the width and runs the length of the building. It
supports two 2 5-ton E.O.T. cranes. A standard gauge railroad
track runs through the building on its eastern and western side.
An electric powered mobile Mid-Western Grinder runs on rails
along the eastern and western inside wall of the building at its
northern end. A 300 f long x 17 f wide x 12* high steel-framed hot
topping ingot mould platform runs along the inside eastern wall
of the building at its southern end.
Two 25 f long x 15' wide x 12• high corrugated metal lean-tos
are built onto the outside eastern wall of the building near its
northern end. Each lean-to houses a large motor and fan which
draws fumes from inside of the conditioning yard building into a
ventilation hood protruding through its roof.
Construction date: 1943.
Construction of 75' extension to its southern end: 1957.