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Building Astoria bridge
Design and techniques used in construction of Columbia River Bridge at Astoria, Ore, are described; features are special forms and form handling equipment, prestressed piers and precast pier caps; precast piers weighing 830 tons were transported several miles, and huge four-legged barges lifted them into place; system of deck forms makes it possible to pour 320 ft of bridge deck in one day while another 320 ft of forms can be stripped and set.
Building Astoria bridge
Design and techniques used in construction of Columbia River Bridge at Astoria, Ore, are described; features are special forms and form handling equipment, prestressed piers and precast pier caps; precast piers weighing 830 tons were transported several miles, and huge four-legged barges lifted them into place; system of deck forms makes it possible to pour 320 ft of bridge deck in one day while another 320 ft of forms can be stripped and set.
Building Astoria bridge
Western Construction
Western Construction ; 40
1965
Article (Journal)
English
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