| Show 5 TO 10 FINISH FINIS BRIDGE BY BYr r FIRST NOVEMBER OF NOVEr BER Structure Across l Duchesne nc mc Near Jl 2 10 Feet Long ami and 17 Foot Feel Wide OO Tons Cement i a Work York on the Myron to Ft Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne bridge three miles this side of Randlett Duchesne river progresses pro pro- grosses satisfactorily an and will doubtless doubt doubt- doubtless less be ready for the approaches b by bythe bythe the first of November Elisha Ellsha Campbell of or Vernal contractor contractor contractor con con- tractor last Saturday SaturIa- gave save a Free Press representative some interestIng interesting interesting interest- interest Ing bridge information substantially as follows Five spans total le length feet Average width 17 feet Fifty thousand feet or lumber Two hundred tons tons tons-or or cement Bridge Dridge three feet above high water watermark watermark watermark mark Six piers all resting upon bedrock Three thousand iron rods Thee thousands pounds steel reinforcements rein reinforcements rein rein- in cement Estimated cost of bridge Built DulIt mostly by Indian money Uintah county pays pas small smaIl part r The center span is a wood truss r with steel steel shoe 80 feet long feet lo long g to tog together together to- to g gether ther with pounds of Iron rods sods c Cir c Dimensions Dimension Dimensions of six piers No 1 stands six si feet in n cobble Is Is three and one and one half feet at t bottom and arid 20 Inches at top N NO 2 Is four feet seven seven i Inches ches at bottom two feet at top and is eleven feet und under r ground five f feet above et above ground No 3 five feet at tom bot-tom bottom thi thirty iy Inches at top i and Is eight feet underground seten seven set sev setI se I I en feet nine Inches above ground No I 4 as saute as No 3 No 6 same sam as No nd 2 2 2 and No 6 same as No i. i Above the bridge the me Duchesne river river r makes a big bend Ata At Af Afif a if hit tJ G. G V tr a q quarter i of f a mile up the river w work river work rk jis lis in progress which when ed will straighten the stream l. forcing forc- forc i log ing it It to shoot directly under thew ther the r bridge and at the saute same time lessen w r 5 the ithe danger of damage to banks on on morth side I 0 |
