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Record swing span characterizes south capitol street bridge
386-ft girder swing span of bridge in Washington, DC, is supported on circular center pier, 47 ft in diam and hollow above high water; swing span is flanked on each side by three cantilever girder spans of 152-ft span; total dead load on 36-in. diam phosphor bronze center pivot is 2617 kips; span is powered by two 60-hp, 600-rpm, synchronous speed, 440-v motors.
Record swing span characterizes south capitol street bridge
386-ft girder swing span of bridge in Washington, DC, is supported on circular center pier, 47 ft in diam and hollow above high water; swing span is flanked on each side by three cantilever girder spans of 152-ft span; total dead load on 36-in. diam phosphor bronze center pivot is 2617 kips; span is powered by two 60-hp, 600-rpm, synchronous speed, 440-v motors.
Record swing span characterizes south capitol street bridge
Civ Eng (NY)
Engel, H.J. (author)
Civil Engineering ; 21
1951
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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