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Old 26-02-09, 17:25
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Derek Heuring
 
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Default Bailey Bridge across the Chehalis River

I think many of you will enjoy seeing a Bailey bridge, virtually unchanged from WWII, being used in the modern era to span the Chehalis River in Washington State. I've included a blurb from their website with a link to see several pictures from this project:

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WSDOT (Washington State Dept. of Transport) built a temporary bridge in 2007 to re-establish access across the Chehalis River at Leudinghaus Rd.

The 180 ft. long bridge was constructed using a portion of a stockpile of Bailey Bridge parts that WSDOT owns and maintains for emergency needs. (This bridge system was originally developed and manufactured by the Bailey Co. for the military for use as temporary crossing.)

The bridge is intended to be temporary and will be dismantled, cleaned, repainted, and returned to storage once the permanent replacement bridge comes on-line (about 18 months in this case).

The bridge was constructed for Lewis County by a crew largely assembled from WSDOT bridge and roadway maintenance personnel from around the state. Lewis County personnel assisted as well and will be responsible for periodic maintenance during this deployment. Engineering plans and field guidance were provided by engineers from the WSDOT Bridge Preservation Unit.

Everybody involved worked extremely hard to get the new bridge on-line in the shortest possible time. Construction began Monday, Dec. 17 and was essentially complete by Sunday, Dec. 23.
See pictures at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/s...7603518285535/
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