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High level road bridge over Yazoo River at Vicksburg, Miss, dismantled by lowering 350-ft truss span nearly 80 ft by novel scheme of hydraulic jacks and vertical threaded rods; jacks with 64-sq in. pistons were operated under 2000 psi; bridge was lowered at rate of 1 ft per hr. (See also Roads and Streets v 96 n 1 Jan 1953 p 48-9, 62)
High level road bridge over Yazoo River at Vicksburg, Miss, dismantled by lowering 350-ft truss span nearly 80 ft by novel scheme of hydraulic jacks and vertical threaded rods; jacks with 64-sq in. pistons were operated under 2000 psi; bridge was lowered at rate of 1 ft per hr. (See also Roads and Streets v 96 n 1 Jan 1953 p 48-9, 62)
Trusses being lowered with threaded rods
Eng News-Rec
Ward, J. (author)
Engineering News-Record ; 150
1953
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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