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Replacement of 50-yr old highway bridge by new structure with 341-ft vertical-lift span weighing 2730 tons; silicon steel was largely used to keep down weight; span is operated electrically, with gasoline engine in reserve; span cannot be raised unless traffic is stopped; lift span erected in nearly open position, by cantilevering out from two towers. (See also Civ Eng n 5 May 1933 p 249-53)
Replacement of 50-yr old highway bridge by new structure with 341-ft vertical-lift span weighing 2730 tons; silicon steel was largely used to keep down weight; span is operated electrically, with gasoline engine in reserve; span cannot be raised unless traffic is stopped; lift span erected in nearly open position, by cantilevering out from two towers. (See also Civ Eng n 5 May 1933 p 249-53)
Albany-Rensselaer vertical-lift bridge
Gen Contractors Assn -- Bul
Hardesty, S. (author)
1933
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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