Cable bent cofferdam for Mackinac Bridge
Abstract/Description: | The first section of the south cable bent pier was fabricated in Toledo, OH and towed to the site where it was placed within a corral and sunk to bedrock like the other piers. The round objects are tubes (digging wells) used by clamshell bucket and crane to remove overburden from within the cofferdam without damaging the frame. |
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Subject(s): | Bridges--Design and construction St. Ignace (Mich.) Mackinaw City (Mich.) Mackinac Bridge (Mich.) |
Date Created: | 1954 (approximate) |
Title: | Cable bent cofferdam for Mackinac Bridge. |
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Name(s): |
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor Mackinac Bridge Authority, contributor |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Date Created: | 1954 (approximate) | |
Physical Form: | photographs | |
Extent: | 1 item | |
Abstract/Description: | The first section of the south cable bent pier was fabricated in Toledo, OH and towed to the site where it was placed within a corral and sunk to bedrock like the other piers. The round objects are tubes (digging wells) used by clamshell bucket and crane to remove overburden from within the cofferdam without damaging the frame. | |
Note(s): |
Electronic reproduction of photograph. The Mackinac Bridge 1954 - 1958. Mackinac Bridge Authority |
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Subject(s): |
Bridges--Design and construction St. Ignace (Mich.) Mackinaw City (Mich.) Mackinac Bridge (Mich.) |
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Held by: | Superiorland Library Cooperative | |
Restrictions on Access: | In copyright (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) | |
Is Part Of: | Mackinac Bridge Authority photographs. Identifier: SLC-011 | |
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