Fall 2005 – Winter 2006: Construction Activity |
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October 2005 – The final shipment of steel edge girders and floor beams arrives by barge from Florida. |
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October 2005 – The final shipment of steel is hoisted from the barge and placed in the materials yard. |
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October 2005 – Pier 39 rises on the Mississippi shore. |
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October 2005 – Work in progress on the Mississippi approach. |
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October 2005 – Work in progress on the Mississippi approach. |
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October 2005 – Workers prepare to hoist a stay cable pipe into place. |
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October 2005 – A stay cable pipe is hoisted into place. |
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October 2005 – A stay cable pipe is hoisted into place. |
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October 2005 – A worker guides one end of the stay cable pipe into the guide pipe embedded in the bridge tower. |
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November 2005 – The superstructure at Pier 37 reaches towards the Arkansas shore. |
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November 2005 – View of the new bridge from downstream. |
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December 2005 – A field section is hoisted into place, bringing the superstructure closer to Pier 36 on the Arkansas shore. |
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January 2006 – Car window view from the 1940 bridge. |
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January 2006 – View towards Mississippi and Pier 38. |
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February 2006 – Tiedown: Superstructure reaches Pier 36 on the Arkansas shore. |
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February 2006 – View along the bridge deck. |
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February 2006 – Sunrise |
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February 2006 – Sunrise |