Construction of ferry across Panama Canal and of connecting highway on western side of Canal Zone, to reunite two parts of Republic of Panama; tidal variation of 22.6 ft necessitated ferry approach structure; hoisting assembled ramps and gallows frames into place by means of 250-ton floating cranes; ferry boats are driven by Diesel power.
Panama Canal crossed by ferry
Civ Eng (NY)
Civil Engineering (New York) ; 3 , n 2
1933
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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