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Iron Horse Trail bridge installation begins Friday night – San Jose Mercury News: “ron Horse Trail bridge installation begins Friday night
By Lisa P. White Contra Costa Times Posted:Â 06/03/2010 02:54:06 PM PDT Updated:Â 06/04/2010 12:49:18 PM PDT
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The support columns of a pedestrian bridge sit at the intersection of Treat Blvd. and Jones Road… 1 2 » If everything goes smoothly, by Saturday morning two mammoth arches forming the framework of a pedestrian bridge will be suspended 18 feet above Treat Boulevard. Although the job isn’t nearly as complicated as replacing a 300-foot section of the Bay Bridge, it’s a delicate operation. The span across Treat Boulevard is 240 feet long and weighs 500,000 pounds; the tops of the arches will soar 43 feet above the roadway. The four sections of the arches are scheduled to arrive from Lindon, Utah, this afternoon, said Nick Panayotou, resident engineer on the project. ‘Basically, we’ll turn them into position in line with where they will go in the air and bolt them together,’ Panayotou said. ‘Then we’re going to hoist them up using 200-ton cranes.'”
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