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Slab Cabin Run is an 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km) [1] tributary of Spring Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. [2] Slab Cabin Run joins Spring Creek at Houserville. [2] Water from Slab Cabin Run flows via Spring Creek to Bald Eagle Creek, the West Branch Susquehanna River, the Susquehanna River, and ultimately Chesapeake Bay.
A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings, consisting of a flat, horizontal surface made of cast concrete. Steel-reinforced slabs, typically between 100 and 500 mm thick, are most often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner mud slabs may be used for exterior paving (see below). [1] [2]
Lift slab construction (also called the Youtz-Slick Method) is a method of constructing concrete buildings by casting the floor or roof slab on top of the previous slab and then raising (jacking) the slab up with hydraulic jacks. This method of construction allows for a large portion of the work to be completed at ground level, negating the ...
Parke County, Indiana has the most covered bridges of any county in the United States with 31 covered bridges [1] All of the covered bridges in Lancaster County, except for the Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge, Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge, and the Willow Hill Covered Bridge, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Most have been ...
This new bridge incorporated the original piers which were repaired and raised several feet, allowing it to survive major damage from the flood of 1936 and to come through a 1955 deluge relatively unscathed. Together, the three spans are 585 feet (178 m) in length and the final cost of construction was $30,000. It opened on April 18, 1904. [1]
An 1836 map of Pennsylvania's counties. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Pennsylvania the codes start with 42 and are completed with the three-digit county code.
The population density is 3603.3 per square mile (1,377/km 2), making it the second most densely populated township in Montgomery County after Cheltenham Township. Abington Township is one of Montgomery County's oldest communities, dating back before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. [7]
The community is at the bottom of a gorge carved 1,200 feet (370 m) deep or more into the Allegheny Plateau by the creek and its branches. Pennsylvania Route 120 passes through Driftwood, following the Driftwood Branch north (upstream) 18 miles (29 km) to Emporium , the Cameron County seat, and following Sinnemahoning Creek and the West Branch ...