Terminal Island Naval Base in Los Angeles harbor served by unique 4-lane retracting pontoon bridge, constructed of reinforced concrete to save critical steel and timber materials; twenty thousand vehicles per day enter base over this span, notwithstanding average of 35 interruptions to pass ships.


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    Title :

    Floating bridge -- Pontoons retract under approaches


    Additional title:

    Western Construction News


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1945


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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