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Moving and raising old pin-connected Davis bridge of two 139 ft, spans, for vertical distance of 21 ft. on Muskegon River above Croton, Mich.; temporary piles were driven and capped on downstream side of each existing supporting caisson; each span realigned by jacking one end at a time sideways, until supporting shoes were off old caissons and supported on piling, while old caissons were wrecked and new concrete foundations built.
Moving and raising old pin-connected Davis bridge of two 139 ft, spans, for vertical distance of 21 ft. on Muskegon River above Croton, Mich.; temporary piles were driven and capped on downstream side of each existing supporting caisson; each span realigned by jacking one end at a time sideways, until supporting shoes were off old caissons and supported on piling, while old caissons were wrecked and new concrete foundations built.
Raising a two-span highway bridge
Eng. Contracting
Parr, H.L. (author)
1931
3 pages
2 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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