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Horse-powered capstans move 1,200-ton Calvert street bridge
Method of moving old steel-trestle bridge over Rock Creek ravine, in Washington, D C, 125 ft high, to new foundations, 80 ft south, with aid of five capstans, each powered by one horse, and two one-man winches.
Horse-powered capstans move 1,200-ton Calvert street bridge
Method of moving old steel-trestle bridge over Rock Creek ravine, in Washington, D C, 125 ft high, to new foundations, 80 ft south, with aid of five capstans, each powered by one horse, and two one-man winches.
Horse-powered capstans move 1,200-ton Calvert street bridge
Construction Methods
Construction Methods ; 16
1934
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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