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)


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    Title :

    This new swing span towed to site


    Additional title:

    Ry Track Structures


    Published in:

    Railway Track and Structures ; 49 , n 8 ; p 734-735


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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