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Length of bridge will be 7861 ft, of which 6471 ft will be floating and 1390 ft fixed approaches; floating sections will be anchored by steel cables on both sides and secured to concrete anchors on bottom of canal; floating part consists of reinforced concrete pontoons; draw span of four sections to be opened for navigation giving 600 ft clearance; hinged steel transition span will provide small boat channel; approaches are of reinforced concrete.
Length of bridge will be 7861 ft, of which 6471 ft will be floating and 1390 ft fixed approaches; floating sections will be anchored by steel cables on both sides and secured to concrete anchors on bottom of canal; floating part consists of reinforced concrete pontoons; draw span of four sections to be opened for navigation giving 600 ft clearance; hinged steel transition span will provide small boat channel; approaches are of reinforced concrete.
Washington's second floating bridge
Pac Bldr Engr
Bugge, W.A. (author)
1958
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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