The Hoover-Mason Trestle is a 1650-foot elevated linear park in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on the reclaimed industrial site of Bethlehem Steel. The trestle is 46 feet high and was originally an elevated narrow gauge rail line for raw materials, built around 1905.[1]
The trestle is located on 10 acres and features five furnaces with the oldest at the western end of the site dating from 1913.[2][3] In the 1960s, two additional furnaces were razed after years of disuse.[2] Railcars carried coke, limestone, and iron ore along the trestle from the Lehigh River to the blast furnaces where their contents were then dropped.[2][4] In its heyday, each furnace could produce roughly 3,000 tons of iron each day and employed 31,000 people.[2][5] Metal forged at the location helped construct the Golden Gate Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and built more than 1,000 naval and merchant ships during World War II.[5]
The plant closed in 1995 after much of the steel industry went to foreign mills and mini-mills.[6][5] Formally the number 2 steelmaker in the country, Bethlehem Steel was dissolved and acquired by the International Steel Group in 2003.[7]
Redevelopmentedit
The site began redevelopment in 2011 that cost $15 million and opened in 2015.[8][3] The adaptive reuse of the site was designed by Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT).[9] WRT's design consisted of a cantilevered steel canopy over the Levitt Pavilion. The pitched lawn around the outdoor stage seats 2,500 where the observer can view the illuminated furnaces designed by Hervé Descottes as a backdrop to the stage.[10]
Becoming SteelStacks, an arts and entertainment district, the site includes multiple performance venues, plazas and parks with the plant's rusted five blast furnaces were left standing and serve as a backdrop for the new campus.[3] The 1,650 foot trestle turned walkway connects Levitt Pavilion to Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem.[11] The walkway is intended to give people the feeling of moving through history with use of the trestle and a new structure. Inspired by the High Line in New York City and designed by Patrick Cullina, plantings were chosen to highlight the lighting and take cues from the existing structure.[10]
SteelStacks currently features the ArtsQuest Center, a contemporary performing arts center, the Wind Creek Bethlehem casino resort (formerly Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem), and new studios for WLVT-TV, the Lehigh Valley's PBS affiliate.[12] The area includes three outdoor music venues: Levitt Pavilion is a free music venue featuring lawn seating for up to 2,500 people; Air Products Town Square at Steelstacks; and PNC Plaza, which hosts concerts.[13]
Galleryedit
Bethlehem Steel Co, between circa 1930 and 1945
Overview of the south Bethlehem works as seen from Pop's Rock; The works is on the left side of the river and the Lehigh Canal parallels the river to the right; looking west, 1979
Blast furnace "A" (built in 1907) to the left; in the foreground is the turbo-blower and blast furnace gas-powered electric generating, 1988
Blast furnace "A"; looking southeast; The building to the right is the crucible steel building, 1988
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The Hoover Mason Trestle is a 1650 foot elevated linear park in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on the reclaimed industrial site of Bethlehem Steel The trestle is 46 feet high and was originally an elevated narrow gauge rail line for raw materials built around 1905 1 Hoover Mason TrestleView from the trestle bridgeTypeElevated linear parkLocationBethlehem PennsylvaniaCoordinates40 36 54 N 75 21 54 W 40 61505 N 75 36492 W 40 61505 75 36492Operated byBethlehem Redevelopment AuthorityWebsiteHoover Mason TrestleContents 1 History 1 1 Redevelopment 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe trestle is located on 10 acres and features five furnaces with the oldest at the western end of the site dating from 1913 2 3 In the 1960s two additional furnaces were razed after years of disuse 2 Railcars carried coke limestone and iron ore along the trestle from the Lehigh River to the blast furnaces where their contents were then dropped 2 4 In its heyday each furnace could produce roughly 3 000 tons of iron each day and employed 31 000 people 2 5 Metal forged at the location helped construct the Golden Gate Bridge George Washington Bridge and built more than 1 000 naval and merchant ships during World War II 5 The plant closed in 1995 after much of the steel industry went to foreign mills and mini mills 6 5 Formally the number 2 steelmaker in the country Bethlehem Steel was dissolved and acquired by the International Steel Group in 2003 7 Redevelopment edit The site began redevelopment in 2011 that cost 15 million and opened in 2015 8 3 The adaptive reuse of the site was designed by Wallace Roberts amp Todd WRT 9 WRT s design consisted of a cantilevered steel canopy over the Levitt Pavilion The pitched lawn around the outdoor stage seats 2 500 where the observer can view the illuminated furnaces designed by Herve Descottes as a backdrop to the stage 10 Becoming SteelStacks an arts and entertainment district the site includes multiple performance venues plazas and parks with the plant s rusted five blast furnaces were left standing and serve as a backdrop for the new campus 3 The 1 650 foot trestle turned walkway connects Levitt Pavilion to Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem 11 The walkway is intended to give people the feeling of moving through history with use of the trestle and a new structure Inspired by the High Line in New York City and designed by Patrick Cullina plantings were chosen to highlight the lighting and take cues from the existing structure 10 SteelStacks currently features the ArtsQuest Center a contemporary performing arts center the Wind Creek Bethlehem casino resort formerly Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and new studios for WLVT TV the Lehigh Valley s PBS affiliate 12 The area includes three outdoor music venues Levitt Pavilion is a free music venue featuring lawn seating for up to 2 500 people Air Products Town Square at Steelstacks and PNC Plaza which hosts concerts 13 Gallery edit nbsp Bethlehem Steel Co between circa 1930 and 1945 nbsp Overview of the south Bethlehem works as seen from Pop s Rock The works is on the left side of the river and the Lehigh Canal parallels the river to the right looking west 1979 nbsp Blast furnace A built in 1907 to the left in the foreground is the turbo blower and blast furnace gas powered electric generating 1988 nbsp Blast furnace A looking southeast The building to the right is the crucible steel building 1988 nbsp SteelStacks 2017See also editList of rail trails in the United States List of rail trails in PennsylvaniaReferences edit Hoover Mason Trestle opens in Bethlehem The Morning Call Retrieved 4 September 2015 a b c d Bethlehem Steel s narrative spine The Morning Call July 11 2015 pp LIFE 1 2 Retrieved July 8 2022 a b c Wallace Roberts amp Todd honored for Hoover Mason Trestle Steel Walk The Morning Call 2014 12 28 pp A12 Retrieved 2022 07 08 Officials get a walk through Hoover Mason Trestle plans The Morning Call 2014 05 01 pp A6 Retrieved 2022 07 08 a b c Bethlehem Steel Extinguishes Furnaces At Flagship Plant The Seattle Times archive seattletimes com Retrieved 2022 07 08 Hoover Mason Trestle walkway to open soon The Morning Call 13 June 2015 pp NEWS 5 11 Retrieved July 8 2022 Book chronicles rise fall of Bethlehem Steel The Morning Call 2010 12 05 p 52 Retrieved 2022 07 08 HOOVER MASON TRESTLE ArtsQuest Retrieved 4 September 2015 Wallace Roberts and Todd Project Hoover Mason Trestle Archived from the original on 17 July 2015 Retrieved 4 September 2015 a b STOELKER TOM 2014 A REAL BLAST Landscape Architecture 104 5 94 107 ISSN 0023 8031 Bethlehem Steel walkway opens today The Morning Call 2015 06 25 pp A8 Retrieved 2022 07 08 PBS39 Archived from the original on 2014 11 11 Retrieved 2014 11 15 Artsquest External links editSteelStacks Website Bethlehem Steel Corporation Photo Collection at NMIH 40 36 54 N 75 21 54 W 40 61505 N 75 36492 W 40 61505 75 36492 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hoover Mason Trestle amp 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