South Park Bridge - Project photo documentaryDecember 2011Click on cropped photos below to see the full views.
Dec. 30, 2011
View from the south bank at sunset.
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Dec. 30, 2011
Landscape at sunset featuring top of a drilled shaft for Pier 1.
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Dec. 29, 2011
Gravel (7/8") is hoisted to top, then dumped into pneumatic vibratory probe.
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Dec. 29, 2011
Gravel is pneumatically forced 40 ft. into the earth. Soil is compacted to the side.
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Dec. 29, 2011
The second lift of the south Pier 3 caisson (foreground) appears to be at the same level as the third lift at Pier 4.
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Dec. 21, 2011
It's a stretch for the green concrete pumper to reach the second lift of the south caisson.
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Dec. 21, 2011
Nice December weather facilitates pour of the second lift of the south caisson.
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Dec. 17, 2011
Three drilled shafts for Pier 2 are ready to be built upon.
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Dec. 17, 2011
Looking down into middle drilled shaft for Pier 2.
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Dec. 17, 2011
This bucket enjoys dredging.
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Dec. 16, 2011
Deep native soil is dredged from third lift of north caisson.
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Dec. 15, 2011
Iron workers build walls for second lift of south caisson.
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Dec. 15, 2011
Curtain of green epoxy-coated rebar is placed at top of second lift of south caisson.
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Dec. 15, 2011
Rebar curtain flies to south caisson.
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Dec. 14, 2011
Green eboxy-coated rebar is installed for lower part of the second lift of the south caisson.
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Dec. 14, 2011
Drilling down final shaft on the south side.
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Dec. 8, 2011
Rodbusters like the new octagonal design of the support ring.
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Dec. 8, 2011
Spiral rebar cage for second drilled shaft of Pier 1 on south side.
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Dec. 8, 2011
Spiral rebar cage being inserted into second of four drilled shafts for Pier 1.
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Dec. 8, 2011
Dredging clean gravel from second lift (level) of south caisson.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Hammer grab spills water as it digs out the second shaft for Pier 1.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Spiral rebar cages for Pier 1 are 70 ft. long with 7 ft. diameters.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Candy-cane rebar tops 70 ft. rebar cage. Extended rods are for sonically testing quality of concrete pour.
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Dec. 6, 2011
Landscape with second 70 ft. spiral rebar cage almost ready for Pier 1.
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Dec. 6, 2011
Green pumper fills shaft with concrete as oscillator machine pulls casing out of hole.
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