Show BIG BRIDGE AT SAN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO BUILDS GREAT SPAN largest hargea Single Span uplift bridge in the world to he be corn completed thi year an angelas alei july I 1 on oil one of the largest single span uplift bridges e et t be constructed ha been bean b the southern pacific company in san pedro harboe california tile the leng length th of the bridge is 11 and one half feet tile the budge will W 11 arr i a double track ind will be operated by clec tiie power of lifting the lion leroue mass ot oi steel in fit aft seconds a cleir eh innel r rf f feet fart for the nf if boat traffic th new bridge i 13 what is id I 1 n non on n as the strauss iusi trun 1 in t tipe pe differ ing from the pa lii cule linie ut the S silt ailt I 1 ike ake rat railroad I 1 road ilso also at t S sin in pedio in that the latter is 13 liate I 1 on a rocker while the southern irle bruise will it be lifted on t tl tail l pin pill 01 ninae hinge JE it it alo to be double trai lol d A latch oper tied I 1 1 a motor will hold the bridge A oa place when it is 13 down thia new bridge will n place th present southern and F elettro Elet trig trestle ahe southern coin pani made aepli to the war deportment a ear car tu for bionto to build this bridge whilla was granted on the first of december list on oil cond conditi t oi that the structure turc would be completed within a year the southern pacific engwert engwer eng incera 3 have been e all of tarse months in alik biking ing teits for foundations and st udine the various designs of test wells bored to a depth of 0 feet found nothing bothin more dolid in the b arvor bed than sand aana ili e ire now low leei liebing ng they will in bound with Lon concrete crete ind sunk ulli to i def tit of furt lour four fet after winch abich piles will be driven to a 1 del de th of eighty eight feet following the construction of these coffa bidann the water will he be 1 pimped imbed out and the interior concreted and I 1 upon the bise thus forin fonn eil ed the ion irete piers will lie be berei bcd to a height of ten flet fiet ibave low water ater mark the to in te ie built upon these 1 if ra the larket large it of the pien will lie be 22 2265 65 feet and will enclose abr 1 piles thirl live five lain bundled died bardi ardi of Lone one rete will compose the three liters ahe king bridge company of cleve clete land is but building boling the material from delens lens b tho th di cule bridge company tile the parts will soon be shipped to to san an pedro and tion will probable begin about tile the brt part ol of the work is being doneen tirl by th engineering i deportment of the auther pacilio Iaci lic cou oi nian |