First underpass over which planes taxi was opened at New York International Airport, operated by Port of New York Authority; it is built to withstand pressure from below sea level and to support two bridges capable of handling 300,000-lb planes; described as huge "concrete boat," underpass contains 45,000 cu ft of concrete and 3000 tons of reinforced steel; electric pumps automatically lift rain water to higher level where it runs off into drainage system; six lanes of traffic at widest point. (See also Architect and Engr v 176 n 2 Feb 1949 p 9, 35)


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    Titel :

    International airport auto subway is large engineering project


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Can Transportation



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1949


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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