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Dunlap's Creek Bridge, Brownsville, PA, circa 1890.
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A short metal bridge connects two sides of a small town. One side shows mainly residential buildings while on the other several storefronts are visible.

Credit: Courtesy Pennsylvania State Archive

Designed by Captain Richard Delafield of the Army Corps of Engineers, Dunlap's Creek Bridge was the first all-metal arch bridge built in the United States.  Completed in 1839, the 80-foot bridge still stands today.

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