Due to increasing wear of creosoted wood deck, bascule bridge over Washington ship canal, built in 1923, required new deck; arc welded floor beams and steel grating deck used as replacement, with virtually no change in weight; measures to maintain ship traffic during construction.
Seattle wood bridge floor replaced with steel grating
Western Construction News
Western Construction News ; 21 , n 12
1946
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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