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Historic American Engineering Record
Panther Hollow Bridge
HAER No. PA-489
Pennsylvania Historic Bridges Recording Project - II
Spanning Panther Hollow at Panther Hollow Rd.
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
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SCHENLEY PARK BRIDGE OVER PANTHER HOLLOW
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Unpublished
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Index of Photographs
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HAER Text: Haven Hawley, August 1998; Pennsylvania Historic Bridges Recording Project - II
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