. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast. w structure, and was handled from thereand put in the river. The material fur the structure had to be hauledan exceedingly rough mountain road for thirty-five miles from Sanger. In looking at the illustrations, the first thing that impresses US i^ theextreme roughness of the country, being hills on both sides, rather steep,and hardly any chance for a wagon road. It took eight horses to a two ton load to make the round trip in threedays. The river right under the bridge is nine feet deep and full of bouldersand large rock. To keep
. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast. w structure, and was handled from thereand put in the river. The material fur the structure had to be hauledan exceedingly rough mountain road for thirty-five miles from Sanger. In looking at the illustrations, the first thing that impresses US i^ theextreme roughness of the country, being hills on both sides, rather steep,and hardly any chance for a wagon road. It took eight horses to a two ton load to make the round trip in threedays. The river right under the bridge is nine feet deep and full of bouldersand large rock. To keep the false work in place, fifteen tons i old Streel car rail wereshipped to the bridge site, and the false work po>t> weighted down withthem by having two rails bolted to two >iih-v each of the false work |in the deepest part of the channel. The balance oi the rail was piled onthe girts in midstream to keep the bents from washing away. Mr. Crossfield is general maiand concrete bridges. This is the first i a field. 66 The Architect and Engineer. Showing Supporting False Work ami Traveler for Erecting Trusses. New Steel Briilge AcKings River
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