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TRANSACTIONS NEWSLETTER ONLINE

November/December 2003

Photo Gallery
Photos by Bill Hall, Caltrans (click to enlarge)
Wires Foundation
Cable Sheath
Wheel Ramp
Deck Vista
Carquinez deck Tower
After a long absence, the sight of a mechanized wheel pulling a fine filament of glistening steel wire across open water and over soaring towers returned to the San Francisco Bay Area. The wires were compacted into sturdy cables that support a steel deck shipped in 24 segments from Japan. Caltrans has documented the construction process in photos and text in a new book, Spanning the Carquinez Strait, available for $20 at www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/carquinez.htm or by calling 916.323.5606.

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