Architect and engineer . ll be carried toa point feet above high water levelbefore it is temporarily discontinued forcable spinning. After the cables have been spun the py-lon will be completed to its total height of250 feet. In the construction of pylon Nl the an- THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER ^ 50 ? FEBRUARY, NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR chorage steel has been erected in it and isnow in process of being riveted prior tothe pouring of further concrete in the py-lon forms. According to estimates of the cost andprogress department of the Golden GateBridge and Highway District approxi-mately 185,000
Architect and engineer . ll be carried toa point feet above high water levelbefore it is temporarily discontinued forcable spinning. After the cables have been spun the py-lon will be completed to its total height of250 feet. In the construction of pylon Nl the an- THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER ^ 50 ? FEBRUARY, NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR chorage steel has been erected in it and isnow in process of being riveted prior tothe pouring of further concrete in the py-lon forms. According to estimates of the cost andprogress department of the Golden GateBridge and Highway District approxi-mately 185,000 barrels of cement producedin the Redwood City plant of the Pacific are to be completed within the shortestpossible space of time so that actual workupon the fender may be commenced. This fender ultimately will act as a cof-ferdam to provide an area of still water forcaisson operations at the pier site. Thesteel caisson already has been launched atthe Moore Drydock companys plant inOakland estuary and a wooden cofferdam. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE SHOWING MARIN TOWER UNDER CONSTRUCTIONPhoto taken at a distance of one mile Portland Cement Company have been usedin the construction of the north pier, northand south anchorages and the pylons. With all this work completed and underway construction efforts from now on willbe centered at the south pier, 1125 feet offFort for Protective FenderAdditional excavations in preparationfor erection of the protective fender underthe revised plan are now under way and is being built on top of it. In the meanwhile preliminary work isbeing carried on in preparation for theconstruction of the high and low viaductsof the Presidio approach road. This work to date has consisted ofclearing the right of way for the highviaduct. Recently, under the direct supervisionof General Manager James Reed and [Turn to Column 2. Page 52] THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER <^ 51 ? FEBRUARY, NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR NEW SYSTEM OF CONTROL FOR GASFIRED BOILERS GC HE la
Size: 2035px × 1227px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksub, booksubjectarchitecture
