ON THE UNION PACIFIC -- USE OF SUPER-SPAN SIMPLIFIES CONCRETE ARCH EXTENSION JOB

Super-Span is a combination of corrugated steel plates, concrete "ears" and soil, so arranged as to work together to enhance the ability of the structure to withstand relatively heavy loads. Once the plates have been put together backfill material is compacted around both sides and on the top of the structure.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 17
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Corrugated steel; Culverts; Steel pipe
• Identifier Terms: Union Pacific Railroad
• Old TRIS Terms: Corrugated steel pipes
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057556
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Track and Structures
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 6 1974 12:00AM