Carrie Furnace is another defunct Rust Belt mill and one that was once a section of Homestead Steel Works in Pennsylvania. The former blast furnace is located on the banks of the Monongahela River in the Pennsylvanian town of Rankin. These days, there are only two furnaces left intact, but at its pinnacle, Carrie Furnace had an output of 1,000 to 1,250 tons of iron a day.
Standing 92 feet (28 meters) tall, the remaining furnace towers dominate the local landscape. They were built using 2.5-inch-thick steel plate and brick. The towers are also the last non-operational blast furnaces still standing in the Pittsburgh district. The furnaces’ riverside location was certainly convenient, as Carrie Furnace used five million gallons of water per day to sustain its cooling system. There are currently plans to give the towers a $78 million renovation and make them a highlight of the proposed Homestead Works National Park.
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