After erection on falsework, 368 ft structure weighing 775 tons was floated on barges 80 mi and placed in position on Great Northern branch with aid of tidal movements; bridge site involved is navigable arm of salt water which links Padilla and Skagit bays on upper Puget Sound in western Washington; approaches give structure total length of 944 ft. (See also Ry Age v 155 n 4 July 27 1953 p 55-7)
This new swing span towed to site
Ry Track Structures
Railway Track and Structures ; 49 , n 8 ; p 734-735
1953
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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