Kenova Viaduct / Erecting new trusses of Kenova River Br. outside of the old. Derrick car traveling on top chords of new trusses with temporary steel members connecting hip joints to allow cantilever erection. Placing end post of span 2 by Cantilever method showing erection ties between spans 1 and 2. / 11/2/1912

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Title: Kenova Viaduct; Erecting new trusses of Kenova River Br. outside of the old. Derrick car traveling on top chords of new trusses with temporary steel members connecting hip joints to allow cantilever erection. Placing end post of span 2 by Cantilever method showing erection ties between spans 1 and 2.
Date: 11/2/1912
Country: United States
Current Site: Kenova
Work Type: Transportation Facilities
Sub-heading: Bridges; Aqueducts
Notes: Built by the American Bridge Co. with Wm. G. Grove and Henry Taylor as assitant engineers. For more information on construction process see: "Kenova Viaduct Erection," Municipal Journal & Public Works 48, no. 9 (March 1920): 191-192.
Accession: LS017849
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Originating Collection: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan
Slide Producer: G. R. Swain, Latin Dept. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-26 03:34:42

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File Size: 1 MB
Record: LS017849
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