Record Details
Falsework for Highway
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Falsework for Highway |
| Description | Falsework and forms for the construction of the arch-type highway spans over the eleven drum gates in the 1650-foot spillway. The bridges will be comprised of 7400 cubic yards of heavily reinforced concrete. The elevation of the water in the storage reservoir, as shown in this photograph, is 253 feet above the downstream river level. In 1942, when the lake is full size, it will be 151 miles long and the water, impounded by huge steel gates which will rise out of concrete chambers under the... Falsework and forms for the construction of the arch-type highway spans over the eleven drum gates in the 1650-foot spillway. The bridges will be comprised of 7400 cubic yards of heavily reinforced concrete. The elevation of the water in the storage reservoir, as shown in this photograph, is 253 feet above the downstream river level. In 1942, when the lake is full size, it will be 151 miles long and the water, impounded by huge steel gates which will rise out of concrete chambers under the... |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Concrete construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Floodgates assembly--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Highway construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete--Formwork--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Road Construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | 40b7f2pg97.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,4534 |
| Date | 6/26/1941 2010 |
| Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm |
| Source | Columbia Basin Project History (Vol. IX, Page 97)-Cage 40, Box 07 of the Frank Arthur Banks Papers, 1913-1957: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Holland/masc/finders/cg40.htm |
| Rights | To order a reproduction please see: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/policies.htm; or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. |
| Format | Original photographic prints scanned at 24 bit color, with 4000 pixels by the long side, for master TIFF files on an Epson Expression 10,000 XL scanner. Prints were then batch translated into JPEG files. These JPEGs were then added to the CONTENTdm database at WSU Libraries |
| Language | English |
