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Construction Progress: 1967 (Contract #3)

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Newport Bridge construction photographs, 1967



Title
Description
Date

East Suspension span tower-third tier being erected. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: East.

2019-03-01

View of pier 1E during erection of third tier of tower showing details of upper platform and bolting scaffolds. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Straight down.

2019-03-01

View of pier 1W during the erection of the lower dock. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Straight down.

2019-03-01

View of pier 4E showing cable pipe anchor frames in place. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Northwest.

2019-03-01

Bethlehem’s yard at Newport. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Northwest.

2019-03-01

East tower-Creeper derrick erecting fourth floor tier. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

East tower-fourth tier Cell D being raised. Location of camera: On barge; Direction: Straight up.

2019-03-01

East anchorage cable anchor, reinforcing. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: North.

2019-03-01

Steel in storage at Fleet Landing. Location of camera: On top of oil tanks; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

West anchorage showing cable anchors. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: North.

2019-03-01

West tower - erection of working platform. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Southwest.

2019-03-01

Unloading girders for west approach at Fort Wetheral, Jamestown. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Straight down.

2019-03-01

Three spans composite beams set from west abutment to pier 11W. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: East.

2019-03-01

East tower, seven tiers erected. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: East.

2019-03-01

West tower, four tiers and lower strut erected. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Northeast.

2019-03-01

East tower, lower strut and wind tongue slot, upper strut. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Up.

2019-03-01

140 foot girder being hauled from Fort Wetheral, Jamestown, to West approach. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: North.

2019-03-01

Span 9-10W west approach erection. Location of camera: On top of house; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

W[est] abut to pier 11W composite beams erected. Location of camera: On land; Direction: East.

2019-03-01

West tower, eight tier erected. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Northwest.

2019-03-01

East tower, erection of upper strut. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Northeast.

2019-03-01

East tower erection of upper strut. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Up east.

2019-03-01

Erection of girder span and traveler derrick 10E-11E. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: North.

2019-03-01

East tower, erection of upper strut in progress. Location of camera: On top of East tower; Direction: South.

2019-03-01

East tower, erection of closing section top strut. Location of camera: On top of East tower; Direction: North.

2019-03-01

West approach steel west abutment to pier 5W. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

West tower. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Northeast.

2019-03-01

East tower. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

East tower foreground -- West tower background. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

Span 10E--11E falsework. 10E--9E in background. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

Girder spans 19E to 21E. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: South.

2019-03-01

Yard trusses 9E--10E partially assembled on scow. Wire storage at left. Location of camera: Airplane; Direction: Northwest.

2019-03-01

Setting final strut of west tower. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

Setting tower final strut West tower. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

Girder spans with handrails. Location of camera: On deck; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

North catwalk ropes made up at East tower for center span. Location of camera: On barge; Direction: North.

2019-03-01

Securing north catwalk ropes, main span. Location of camera: On top of West tower; Direction: East.

2019-03-01

East cable bent and gantries erected. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Southwest.

2019-03-01

Girder span EG1 landed on falsework bent. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: North.

2019-03-01

East girder spans pier 19E to pier 22E. Location of camera: On east approach; Direction: East.

2019-03-01

Guy derricks on both towers, and east cable bent erected. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

Footwalk rope cable barge at east tower. Location of camera: On East tower; Direction: North.

2019-03-01

West approach steel to Pier 5W. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: West.

2019-03-01

Pier 4W. Stiffleg derrick being set up. Location of camera: On anchorage; Direction: Northwest.

2019-03-01

Pier 4W. Overall shot of pier, catwalk ropes. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Northwest.

2019-03-01

Pier 2W. Cable bent and gantry frames catwalk ropes. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Northwest.

2019-03-01

West tower gantry frames, catwalk ropes, guy derricks. Location of camera: On boat.

2019-03-01

East tower gantry frames. Catwalk ropes, guy derrick. Location of camera: On boat.

2019-03-01

Pier 4E guy derrick and start of temporary work. Location of camera: On anchorage; Direction: Northwest.

2019-03-01

Pier 4E general view. Location of camera: On boat; Direction: Northeast.

2019-03-01

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