LOWERING THE CENTER SPAN
ALL OF THESE THUMBNAIL IMAGES ARE LINKS TO A FULL SIZE IMAGE
 Hardaway's Manitowac 4100 under-tow between the old bridge and the new one. This photo
was taken from our crewboat DELORES |
 View of the old bridge prior to the lowering of the center span. This photo was taken from the new bridge. |
 Another view of the old bridge - taken from the new bridge. |
 BIRDS-EYE VIEW - Standing on top of the Northbound span where the center span meets the North cantilever. |
 BIRDS-EYE View from the top of the northbound span, looking at the center span and the South cantilever |
 That's ME on the very top , making one of the final cuts to lower the center span. |
 Here I am again making another one of the final cuts to lower the center span. |
 Another picture of the final cutting , you can see the new bridge and it's dolphins in the background |
 The top of the center span as it is lowered past , "eye-level" , we are standing on the cantilever roadway . It's hard to see but we had an AMERICAN flag erected on the top of the center. ( No breeze ) |
 Almost ready to land on the material barges, you can see the massive blocks and rigging required for the lowering. We also had perfect weather. ( No breeze, no seas. ) |
