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U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />
HAER NO. PA-115<br />
(Page 234)<br />
bar mill shipping building No. 2 was constructed by the Duquesne<br />
Works on a concrete foundation. It is adjacent to shipping<br />
building No. 1. The building is open on its northern and<br />
southern ends in order to provide a clear passageway to shipping<br />
building No. 1 to the south, and shipping building No. 3 to the<br />
north. Its gable roof is supported by Fink trusses. Three 20-<br />
ton E.O.T. cranes sit on top of a craneway which spans the width<br />
of the building and extends its entire length.<br />
Located inside of the building next to the western side of<br />
the hot bed run-out table is a Kron cradle type floor scale. The<br />
northern portion of the Sutton bar straightener is located in the<br />
far western end of the building near the rail head.<br />
Construction date: ca. 1942.<br />
I. Twenty-Two Inch Bar Mill Shipping Building No. 3: The one<br />
story, 80' wide x 480* long 22" bar mill shipping building No. 3<br />
is laid out on a east-west axis. It is adjacent to shipping<br />
building No. 2. Built on a concrete foundation by the Duquesne<br />
Works, the building is open on its southern end in order to<br />
provide a clear passageway to shipping building No. 2. Its gable<br />
roof is supported by Fink trusses. Three 2 0-ton E.O.T. cranes<br />
sit on top of a craneway which spans the width of the building<br />
and runs its entire length.<br />
Located inside of the building next to the western side of<br />
the hot bed run-out table is a Kron cradle type floor scale. All<br />
other equipment formerly in the building has been removed.<br />
Construction date: ca. 1942.<br />
J. Oil Storage Shedr Paint Shed. Locker Roomf and Twenty-Two<br />
Inch Bar Mill Shipping Office: The oil storage shed, paint shed,<br />
locker room, and 22" bar mill shipping office are located just<br />
outside of the northern wall of shipping building No. 3. The<br />
approximately 10* square x 10' high corrugated metal oil storage<br />
shed is located near the northwest corner of the shipping<br />
building. It contains six 4' square x 6 1 high oil tanks.<br />
About 50* east of the oil storage shed is the approximately<br />
10* wide x 20' long x 20' high corrugated metal paint shed. Laid<br />
out on a east-west axis, it has a gable roof.<br />
The locker room is located approximately 15* east of the<br />
paint shed. Laid out on a east-west axis, it is 30' wide x 80'<br />
long x 15' high. Constructed on a concrete foundation, the<br />
building is made out of concrete block and has a flat roof.<br />
About 150' east of the locker room is the 15* wide x 30'<br />
long x 15' high 22" bar mill shipping office. Constructed on a