Dave Kuntz Drone Photos posted four photos with the comment: "A vast amount of bricks - this abandoned bridge near Freeport PA has something I've never seen before: piers make out of bricks. It turns out that it led to a brick factory so the transportation costs were cheap."
Patrick Kerr: Freeport Brick. They were the world's largest producer of "ladle" brick. Used to line the inside of ladles that held molten steel.
Ron Mele: The brick company was the last rail served business on the Butler Branch before the entirety of the branch was abandoned.
Dave Kuntz Drone Photos shared with the comment: "This brick factory in Freeport PA was at one time the world's largest manufacturer of fire bricks used for steel mills. It closed in 2017 and looks like some sort of bulk materials transfer yard now/"
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Dave's post The bridge was for the PRR industrial spur that served that factory. 1953/55 Freeport Quad @ 24,000 |
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