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River bridge of all-timber construction
On access road in Pennsylvania, timber bridge consisting of six 129-ft truss spans with steel gusset plates was constructed across channel of Ohio River; structure is supported on timber piers carried on piles and rock filled cribs; after cribs were floated into place, corner piles were driven, cribs sunk and rest of piles put down; trusses were assembled on barges and erected one at time by floating rig.
River bridge of all-timber construction
On access road in Pennsylvania, timber bridge consisting of six 129-ft truss spans with steel gusset plates was constructed across channel of Ohio River; structure is supported on timber piers carried on piles and rock filled cribs; after cribs were floated into place, corner piles were driven, cribs sunk and rest of piles put down; trusses were assembled on barges and erected one at time by floating rig.
River bridge of all-timber construction
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 131
1943
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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