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 Track and Structures v 49 n 8 Aug 1953 p 734-5)
This new swing span towed to site
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 155 , n 4 ; p 55-57
1953
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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