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TWA Maintenance Hangar, South side of Tinicum Island Road, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Summary

Significance: It is an early and unusual example of the use of a cable supported roof structure to provide the clear floor space needed for an airplane hangar.

Survey number: HAER PA-561

Building/structure dates: 1956 Initial Construction

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hangars twa maintenance hangar twa maintenance hangar tinicum tinicum island road philadelphia international airport philadelphia international airport philadelphia county pennsylvania ammann and whitney ballinger company john herr historic american engineering record leigh structural steel company douglas c mcvarish richard meyer photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress industrial history
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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Ballinger Company
Ammann & Whitney
Leigh Structural Steel Company
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Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,  39.87440, -75.24242
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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hangars twa maintenance hangar twa maintenance hangar tinicum tinicum island road philadelphia international airport philadelphia international airport philadelphia county pennsylvania ammann and whitney ballinger company john herr historic american engineering record leigh structural steel company douglas c mcvarish richard meyer photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress industrial history