A WPA crane slid off trailer when it jackknifed going down the 11 percent grade to Little Beaver Creek, mile J-208; Timber trestle bridge being built across Little Beaver Creek, mile J-208. Original caption: 43-3118 - A WPA crane being hauled north slid off the trailer when it jackknifed going down the 11 percent grade to Little Beaver Creek, mile J-208. Bulldozers and trucks are bing used to pull it out. It took 3 days to get the crane back onto the road, and the boom was damaged in the process. September 22, 1943. Original caption: 43-3119 - Timber trestle bridge being built across Little Be
A WPA crane slid off trailer when it jackknifed going down the 11 percent grade to Little Beaver Creek, mile J-208; Timber trestle bridge being built across Little Beaver Creek, mile J-208. Original caption: 43-3118 - A WPA crane being hauled north slid off the trailer when it jackknifed going down the 11 percent grade to Little Beaver Creek, mile J-208. Bulldozers and trucks are bing used to pull it out. It took 3 days to get the crane back onto the road, and the boom was damaged in the process. September 22, 1943. Original caption: 43-3119 - Timber trestle bridge being built across Little Beaver Creek, mile J-208. The new bridge will be on a 33-degree curve: full superelevation cannot be given because trucks would slide across bridge when icy. Army bridge in foreground. PRA relocation to eliminate this undesirable crossing was not approved for construction. September 22, 1943. State: Alaska.
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