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BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003
BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003
TitleBP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003
DescriptionThe final box girder is lowered into place by a crane as Columbus Drive is closed to traffic for a 12-hour period.
The structural steel for the Bridge was made by Littell Steel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and two different methods were used. Box girders were used to span Columbus Drive, and huge pipes, two inches thick and 20 inches in diameter, were used for the approaches. The steel pipes had to be specially formed with heat-treatment into the correct shape for the Bridge, twisting and curving back on itself, like a rollercoaster.
NeighborhoodLoop (Chicago, Ill.)
Columbus Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGMGirders
Construction workers
Hoisting machinery
Streets
Scaffolding
Skyscrapers
Fog
Subject.LCSHBP Bridge (Chicago, Ill.) -- Design and construction
Jay Pritzker Pavilion (Chicago, Ill.) -- Design and construction
Subject.AATstructural steel
pylons
PhotographerUnknown
ArtistsGehry, Frank O., 1929-
ContributorsCourtesy of U.S. Equities Realty and the men and women who built Millennium Park
Date Of Download11/22/2003
Time Period2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009
Repository NumberSPE-MP USER BP Bridge 2003.11.22.99
Repository NameChicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
CollectionMillennium Park, U.S. Equities Realty Collection
Rightshttp://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
Languageeng
TypeImage
Original Formatjpeg
GenrePortrait photographs
Progress photographs
Original Size650 KB
Original Resolution (dpi)72
Original Dimension (Pixels)1280x960
Camera SpecificationsSony CD MAVICA
BookBP Bridge
ChapterChapter 4: Spanning Columbus Drive/bridging the gap
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