Lifting half the swing span of Bear River bridge on Friday 13
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A worker standing atop ballast at the back of the barge directs the tug operator to slowly back away after a successful lift of the first half of the swing span from the Bear River train bridge.
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Jonathan Riley -
Workers put metal plate under the twisted wreck of a fallen span in preparation for dragging it out of the river.
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Jonathan Riley -
Workers use welding equipment to cut away the last steel holding the span to the pier.
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Jonathan Riley -
The A-frame crane backs away from the fallen span and moves into position to lift the first half of the swing span, Friday afternoon, April 13.
photo by
Jonathan Riley
A worker standing atop ballast at the back of the barge directs the tug operator to slowly back away after a successful lift of the first half of the swing span from the Bear River train bridge.
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Workers put metal plate under the twisted wreck of a fallen span in preparation for dragging it out of the river.
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Workers use welding equipment to cut away the last steel holding the span to the pier.
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The A-frame crane backs away from the fallen span and moves into position to lift the first half of the swing span, Friday afternoon, April 13.
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The purpose-built A-frame crane barge hauls away the first half of the swing span from the Bear River train bridge on Friday evening, April 13.
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Jonathan Riley -
With the span barely a foot above the water, a tug pushes the barge crane to the Deep Brook shore after a successful lift, Friday, April 13.
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Jonathan Riley -
A worker walks on the half-span to begin preparations for undoing the ties and dropping it on the Deep Brook beach.
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Jonathan Riley -
Workers climb out of the excavator bucket to begin unhooking one half of the swing span from the Bear River train bridge.
photo by
Jonathan Riley
The purpose-built A-frame crane barge hauls away the first half of the swing span from the Bear River train bridge on Friday evening, April 13.
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With the span barely a foot above the water, a tug pushes the barge crane to the Deep Brook shore after a successful lift, Friday, April 13.
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A worker walks on the half-span to begin preparations for undoing the ties and dropping it on the Deep Brook beach.
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Workers climb out of the excavator bucket to begin unhooking one half of the swing span from the Bear River train bridge.
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Workers unhook ties to the crane after a successfully depositing one half of the swing span of the Bear River train bridge on the Deep Brook shore of Bear River.
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Jonathan Riley -
Workers successfully dropped the first half of the Bear River train bridge’s swing span on the Deep Brook shore on Friday, April 13, 2012.
photo by
Jonathan Riley
Workers unhook ties to the crane after a successfully depositing one half of the swing span of the Bear River train bridge on the Deep Brook shore of Bear River.
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Workers successfully dropped the first half of the Bear River train bridge’s swing span on the Deep Brook shore on Friday, April 13, 2012.
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- Published on April 14, 2012
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