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Construction Progress: 1966 (Contract #1)

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Newport Bridge construction photographs, 1966



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Description
Date

On shore cement silo setup. Five 900-bbl silos. Location of camera: Fleet landing; Direction: Northwest.

2019-02-28

Drilling Hole for drilled in caissons for Pier 4W. Location of camera: On Bailey Bridge; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

Piledriving setup at Pier 1W. B P & H truck crane Derrick 501, and dredge 428 used as stake boat. Location of camera: On work boat; Direction: Southwest.

2019-02-28

Airlifting at Pier 4W. Location of camera: On work boat; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

Pier 1W 34 inch pipe at left used by divers for access to bottom for pile cutoffs. Location of camera: On work boat; Direction: North.

2019-02-28

Footing boxes for pier 2W and 2E with reinforcing being installed at Goat Island. Location of camera: Goat Island; Direction: North.

2019-02-28

Top of footing box Pier 2E with column dowels in place at Goat Island. Location of camera: On top of footings; Direction: Northwest.

2019-02-28

Lower frame for cofferdam Pier 4W assembled at Goat Island on scow at right. Reinforcing frame and reinforcing for Pier 5W footing at left. Location of camera: On top of building at Goat Island; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Derrick Choctaw tending divers on pile cutoff at Pier 4W. 60 inch diameter pipe on scow to be used for repair of eight broken guide piles. Location of camera: On work boat; Direction: North.

2019-02-28

Cleanup and placing dowels, top of tremie Pier 4E. Location of camera: On Coffer Dam; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

DDC (deck decompression chamber) for saturation diving, Pier 1E. Location of camera: On diving barge; Direction: Southwest.

2019-02-28

Entrance end DDC chamber. Location of camera: On diving barge; Direction: Southeast.

2019-02-28

Core drill rig being assembled at dock, 6 foot bit. Location of camera: On Fleet landing; Direction: Southwest.

2019-02-28

Case drill rig mounted on crane, at dock. Location of camera: On Fleet landing; Direction: Northwest.

2019-02-28

Shaft and wall forms for Pier 3E on barge. Location of camera: On work boat; Direction: Southwest.

2019-02-28

Grout equipment for grouting dowels in tremi pour at Pier 4E. Location of camera: In coffer dam; Direction: Northwest.

2019-02-28

Pile driving set up at Pier 2W. Location of camera: On work boat; Direction: South.

2019-02-28

Picking of footing box 1W by Derrick Avon Sr. Derricks 501 & Seminole ready to assist in lowering. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Footing box 1E being set over guide pipe by Derrick Avon Sr. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Shaft 1E in pen ready to be lowered to the footing box by Derrick Avon Sr. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: North.

2019-02-28

Shaft form 1E ready to be upended by Derrick Avon Sr. at Pier site. Location of camera: On work boat; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Footing box 1W picked off carfloat by Avon Sr in preparation for setting over guide piles at right.Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Shaft from 1W being upended by derrick Avon Sr at Pier site. Location of camera: On lighter; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

Lindin crane being assembled at pier 4W. Location of camera: On work boat; Direction: Southeast.

2019-02-28

Setting granite facing at Pier 6W. Location of camera: On Pier 6W; Direction: Northwest.

2019-02-28

East approach piers, drilled footings, drill barge. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Pier 6W. Shaft forms in foreground. Location of camera: On Jamestown; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Forms for dry lift #2. Location of camera: On Pier 4-W; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Air shot concrete plants at pier 1E on tremie pours. Location of camera: In airplane; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Air shot Pier 4E in foreground. Piers 3E, 2E, & 1E in background. Location of camera: In airplane; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

Pier 4E flooded. Location of camera: On Pier wall; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Pier 41E setting reinforcing cage. Location of camera: On Washington Street; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

East abutment-- start of work on riprap and fill. Location of camera: East Shore; Direction: North.

2019-02-28

Tremie pour west box. Location of camera: On cement tank; Direction: North.

2019-02-28

Pier 6W. North shaft lower pour. Location of camera: On shore; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Pier 4W. Top of lift 2. Location of camera: In coffer dam; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Pier 3W. Correcting box and shaft. Location of camera: On west cells; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Pier 1W. Pumping down skin cofferdam. Location of camera: On cofferdam; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Pier 1E. Cutting excess tremie concrete from wall. Location of camera: In cofferdam; Direction: North.

2019-02-28

Shaftforms Pier 3E. Location of camera: On East cells; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

Pier 5E and 6E cofferdams started. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Southwest.

2019-02-28

Pier 37E Pier 38E setting shells foreground looking west. Outside casing capsized in background. Location of camera: On barge; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

Pier 6W. Forms for lift 2 south column. Location of camera: On Jamestown; Direction: East North East.

2019-02-28

Pier 4W. Forms for third dry lift 3b. Location of camera: On coffer dam; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Pier 3W. Setting skin cofferdam. Location of camera: On West protection cells; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Frame at 2W ready to set footing box. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

Pier 1E. Winter protection enclosure over top cofferdam for distribution slab and granite setting .Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Northeast.

2019-02-28

Pier 2E shaft form ready for lift. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: East.

2019-02-28

Pier 3E second lift column forms. Location of camera: On East protection cells; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

Pier 4E top of lift 3 E1-5 Location of camera: On cofferdam; Direction: West.

2019-02-28

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