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Highway burrows beneath subway tracks

Construction of final section of six lane Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia; expressway passes under Broad Street and two-track subway in 46 ft depth under street level; installation of temporary and permanent supports for subway roof, 7 ft of fill above roof, and live loads of street traffic; expressway section is flanked by concrete retaining walls.

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Highway burrows beneath subway tracks

Construction of final section of six lane Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia; expressway passes under Broad Street and two-track subway in 46 ft depth under street level; installation of temporary and permanent supports for subway roof, 7 ft of fill above roof, and live loads of street traffic; expressway section is flanked by concrete retaining walls.

Highway burrows beneath subway tracks

Construction of final section of six lane Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia; expressway passes under Broad Street and two-track subway in 46 ft depth under street level; installation of temporary and permanent supports for subway roof, 7 ft of fill above roof, and live loads of street traffic; expressway section is flanked by concrete retaining walls.

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Title:

Highway burrows beneath subway tracks

Additional title:

Eng News -- Rec

Published in:

Engineering News-Record ; 165

Publication date:

1960

Size:

3 pages

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Print

Language:

English

Keywords:

Highway systems

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