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1. BP Bridge, rebar for western approach span, October 13, 2003 BP Bridge, rebar for western approach span, October 13, 2003 Structural frames; Skyscrapers; Trailers; Construction workers; Streets; Rebar is visible on the western approach span of BP Bridge, before it was cast in concrete. Subframing for the stainless steel shingles, or "scales", is visible to the left. The trellis of Pritzker Pavilion,...
2. BP Bridge, pier, October 17, 2003 BP Bridge, pier, October 17, 2003 Streets; Construction workers; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; View of the Bridge's central pier, or support column, on the median strip in the center of Columbus Drive. Structural steel for the headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
3. BP Bridge, excavating Daley Bicentennial Plaza, ca. July 1, 2003 BP Bridge, excavating Daley Bicentennial Plaza, ca. July 1, 2003 Streets; Trees; Construction workers; Trucks; Aerial view of Daley Bicentennial Plaza during its excavation. Columbus Drive is in the foreground.
4. BP Bridge, structural steel, ca. October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, ca. October 1, 2003 Abutments; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Ladders; Streets; A crane lifts structural steel for the eastern approach span into place atop a concrete abutment. Lightweight poly-foam blocks, visible in the foreground, were used to to fill in the landscape surrounding...
5. BP Bridge, structural steel, October 17, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, October 17, 2003 Streets; Automobiles; Trees; Construction workers; Looking east across Columbus Drive toward the structural steel of the eastern approach span of BP Bridge. To the left, the concrete pier that will support the center of the Bridge's span is visible.
6. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Girders; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Streets; Skyscrapers; On November 22, 2003, Columbus Drive was shut down to traffic in both directions for 12 hours to allow the Bridge’s spans over Columbus Drive to be put into place. Three box girders were hoisted into...
7. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Streets; Skyscrapers; View of the central box girder being installed atop the concrete pier in the center of Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making...
8. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Girders; Streets; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; View of the central box girder being installed atop the concrete pier in the center of Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making...
9. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Girders; Streets; Scaffolding; Trucks; Construction workers; View of the central box girder being installed atop the concrete pier in the center of Columbus Drive. Structural steel of the eastern approach span is also visible. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic...
10. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Streets; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Installing the second of BP Bridge's box girders over Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span. The Jay...
11. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Hoisting machinery; Streets; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Installing the second of BP Bridge's box girders over Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span. The Jay...
12. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Streets; Construction workers; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Looking west from BP Bridge's eastern approach span, as workers aligned newly added box girders. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making...
13. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Workers prepare a box girder on a truck to be hoisted into place by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period...
14. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Streets; Skyscrapers; Workers prepare a box girder on a truck to be hoisted into place by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period...
15. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Streets; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; A box girder is hoisted from above by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three...
16. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Scaffolding; STreets; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; A box girder is hoisted from above by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three...
17. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Streets; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Fog; The last box girder is hoisted from above by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed...
18. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Streets; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; The last box girder is hoisted from above by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed...
19. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Fog; The 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,...
20. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Streets; Skyscrapers; Using a rope, a worker guides the last box girder into place as it is hoisted from above by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right, and the structural steel of...
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