New double track bridge, built for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co, near Topock, Ariz; construction involved sinking of pneumatic caisson to depth of 125 ft below river level; total length 1506.75 ft, made up of three 100-ft deck girder spans, three 350-ft Warren type deck truss spans, one 100-ft deck girder span, and 50-ft rolled beam span; illustrations. See also Engineering Index 1947 p 160. (see also Int Ry Congress Assn -- Bul v 26 n 6 June 1949 p 452-7)


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    Title :

    Railway bridge over Colorado river


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 166 , n 4324


    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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