October 3, 2004: building 11th Cable bundles (west pylon, channel side)
Main Span
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West Pylon
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East Pylon
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October 2, 2004:
West approach: Building the 11th cable bundle (channel side)
East approach: Completion of 10th cable bundle (approach side)
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West Approach:
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East Approach: Note the addition of the short beams on the cap
(right bottom photo). The
top photo was taken at 5pm Oct 02, the middle on at 8am Oct 03 and the
bottom one at 5pm. Now the mystery is clear - they are joining the last
two approach piers.
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Waiting -
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Oct 2 5pm: the cap is bare
Oct 3 8am: a beam appeared on the north side of the pier
Oct 3 5pm: Now its clear - the beams for spanning the last two
piers are being positioned
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Attribution: C. Frank Starmer from http://ravenelbridge.net
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