
Accelerated Construction Technologies
Two WSDOT totally assembled welded tubular trusses the SR 104 Hood Canal Floating Bridge were moved with SPMTs through the Oregon Iron Works fabrication plant in Vancouver, Washington onto barges in March 2009 by Bigge Crane & Rigging under contract with Kiewit-General Construction Company. The tubular trusses become the change spans involving the floating connection additionally the fixed piers at each and every end of this connection. In early March SPMTs rolled initial truss onto an ocean-going barge, where in actuality the truss ended up being jacked up-and set on temporary supports; the barge with truss ended up being towed 350 miles on Hood Canal connection site within the Puget Sound.
The Contractor rolled the 2nd truss from the storage space web site towards the barge on March 15, after which rolled it onto the barge regarding 16th. There was clearly a slight chance, time permitting, which they would go on it all the way onto the barge regarding fifteenth.
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