- September 11, 2014
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- Old Bridge
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- Setting barriers in the water to support the first truss.
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- Laydown area where the trusses will be built.
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- Set up area for 600 ton crane with luffing jib.
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- One of the trusses being built.
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- A look to the other side where the 90 ton crane will be set up to set the bridges floor beams.
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- The roadway going into the bridge. Was filled from one end to the other will all the trailers required to set the crane up.
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- The roadway going into the bridge. Was filled from one end to the other will all the trailers required to set the crane up.
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- Jib sections and counterweight.
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- 600 tonner set up and fully counterweighted.
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- Panorama
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- View from the 90 ton crane side.
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- Standing up the first truss.
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- A look from afar.
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- First truss. Each section weighed 96,000 lbs. and was 164 ft. long 15 ft. high and 2 ft. wide.
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- Rigged the truss with a spreader bar.
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- 600 tonner set up on large outrigger pads and ready to swing out and be set.
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- 90 tonner with man cage to help secure the first truss.
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- Swinging out the first truss.
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- One of the anchors for tying the truss back.
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- Guide wire.
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- 90 ton crane.
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- The first truss is tied off and held while the other one is picked. When they are both in place the 90 ton crane reached out and sets the floor beams making it safe to disconnect the 600 ton crane.
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- Reaching out and setting the floor beams. Each floor beam weighed 3,500 lbs.
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- Someone had a drone and did a fly by. Really nice shots of the entire site.
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- Bridge almost complete. The deck is poured.
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- Bridge finally done and ceremonial first vehicle driven over it. Great job done by a great group of guys.
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