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Carroll Vogel atop tower abutment form.
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Russ Dalton working inside tower abutment form. The white sheeting is a plastic form liner for texturing the concrete.
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Tying rebar at the bottom of the tower abutment form.
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Russ Dalton on the outside of the tower abutment form.
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Jim Lemieux on scaffold, atop 20' tall form.
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Pouring concrete delivered by helicopter.
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Keith and Kevin Monohan stripping forms; note concrete texture.
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Roger Babcock milling bridge decking with his Wood Mizer.
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Western Red Cedar decking milled from salvage timber.
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Kim Vogel strapping fresh milled railing posts.
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Assembling tower.
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Carroll Vogel on west side tower.
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Keith Monohan with personnel basket and carriage.
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Keith Monohan napping at tower top.
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Skyline carriage.
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Bridge rods and sockets.
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Carroll Vogel with broomed bridge strand, ready for socketing.
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Dipping 2" bridge strand into acid for cleaning, prior to socketing.
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Cleaned broom, note galvanizing has been removed by acid.
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Cleaned broom, note galvanizing has been removed by acid.
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Rachel Pojansky heating molten zinc.
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Bridge socket installed on broom, ready for pouring.
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Keith Monohan pouring zinc into socket.
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Finished socket.
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Drilling 14' deep rock anchors from suspended ramp.
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Drilling 14' deep rock anchors from suspended ramp.
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Clearing chips from drill hole.
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Twin anchor bolts during grouting.
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Peter Wagner and Keith Monohan testing rock anchors with 60-ton jack.
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Carroll Vogel in cave beneath anchor rock, securing 10' long through-bolts.
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Cable stays, ready for delivery over trail to bridge site.
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Bridge stringers decked and ready for installation via skyline.
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The first stringer is launched.
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Installing the first
stringer.
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Upriver stringers are all in place.
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Keith Monohan installing the first downriver stringer section.
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Keith Monohan installing the first downriver stringer section.
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Carroll Vogel moving a stringer section into place.
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Moving stringers into position.
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Carroll Vogel.
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Carroll Vogel, having installed the last downriver stringer section.
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Skyline and carriage above superstructure.
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Keith Monohan installing fasteners.
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Last upriver stringer section ready to go in place.
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Brian Highberger.
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Installing diagonal bracing.
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Carroll Vogel and Filson during decking.
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Installing decking.
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Kim Vogel.
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Finishing the deck.
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Baker River Bridge during winter.
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Baker River Bridge, Spring 1999.
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Baker River Bridge, Spring
1999.
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