Baker River Bridge, WA

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Carroll Vogel atop tower abutment form.              Russ Dalton working inside tower abutment form. The white sheeting is a plastic form liner for texturing the concrete.

 

Tying rebar at the bottom of the tower abutment form.              Russ Dalton on the outside of the tower abutment form.

 

Jim Lemieux on scaffold, atop 20' tall form.              Pouring concrete delivered by helicopter.

 

Keith and Kevin Monohan stripping forms; note concrete texture.

 

Roger Babcock milling bridge decking with his Wood Mizer.              Western Red Cedar decking milled from salvage timber.

 

Kim Vogel strapping fresh milled railing posts.              Assembling tower.

 

Carroll Vogel on west side tower.              Keith Monohan with personnel basket and carriage.

 

Keith Monohan napping at tower top.              Skyline carriage.

 

Bridge rods and sockets.              Carroll Vogel with broomed bridge strand, ready for socketing.

 

Dipping 2" bridge strand into acid for cleaning, prior to socketing.             Cleaned broom, note galvanizing has been removed by acid.

 

Cleaned broom, note galvanizing has been removed by acid.             Rachel Pojansky heating molten zinc.

 

Bridge socket installed on broom, ready for pouring.             Keith Monohan pouring zinc into socket.

 

Finished socket.             Drilling 14' deep rock anchors from suspended ramp.

 

Drilling 14' deep rock anchors from suspended ramp.             Clearing chips from drill hole.

 

Twin anchor bolts during grouting.             Peter Wagner and Keith Monohan testing rock anchors with 60-ton jack.

 

Carroll Vogel in cave beneath anchor rock, securing 10' long through-bolts.             Cable stays, ready for delivery over trail to bridge site.

 

Bridge stringers decked and ready for installation via skyline.             The first stringer is launched.             

 

Installing the first stringer.

 

Upriver stringers are all in place.             Keith Monohan installing the first downriver stringer section.

 

Keith Monohan installing the first downriver stringer section.             Carroll Vogel moving a stringer section into place.

 

Moving stringers into position.

 

Carroll Vogel.

 

Carroll Vogel, having installed the last downriver stringer section.

 

Skyline and carriage above superstructure.             Keith Monohan installing fasteners.

 

Last upriver stringer section ready to go in place.             Brian Highberger.

 

Installing diagonal bracing.             Carroll Vogel and Filson during decking.

 

    Installing decking.         Kim Vogel.

 

Finishing the deck.             Baker River Bridge during winter.

 

Baker River Bridge, Spring 1999.

 

Baker River Bridge, Spring 1999.