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Sep 1975

Fifty-Year History of Movable Bridge Construction—Part II

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Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 101, Issue 3

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Part II in this series of three papers describes the construction of representative movable bridges built in United States during the past half century, amplifying these remarks with illustrations. It also illustrates past and present concepts and installation of bridge machinery. The firms of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Hazelet and Erdal, and Earle Gear and Machine Co. collaborated in presenting the examples.

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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 101Issue 3September 1975
Pages: 529 - 543

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Egbert R. Hardesty
Part., Hardesty & Hanover, New York, N.Y.
Henry W. Fischer
Part., Hardesty & Hanover, New York, N.Y.
Richard W. Christie, F.ASCE
Part., Hardesty & Hanover, New York, N.Y.

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