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Allegheny Technologies' steel furnace in Natrona, Pennsylvania in a 1941 photo by Alfred T. Palmer Allegheny Ludlum steel furnace.jpg
Allegheny Technologies' steel furnace in Natrona, Pennsylvania in a 1941 photo by Alfred T. Palmer

Brackenridge Works is a specialty steel mill facility owned by Allegheny Technologies and operated by its Flat-Rolled Products segment in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Natrona, Pennsylvania. [1]

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References

  1. Spatter, Sam (2010-12-04). "Mill project could start in spring '11". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Trib Total Media. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2010-12-22.

Coordinates: 40°36′18″N79°44′02″W / 40.60487°N 79.73376°W / 40.60487; -79.73376 [Category:Industrial buildings and structures in Pennsylvania]]