BRIDGE OVER AVALANCHE GULCH

THE NEW FRANKLIN FALLS BRIDGE IN SNOQUALMIE PASS, WASH. IS 700 FT. LONG, CROSSING A CHRONIC AVALANCHE ZONE. AN AVALANCHE ROOF WAS REJECTED IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE SCENIC BEAUTY. TO AVOID A LARGE NUMBER OF MASSIVE AND UNSIGHTLY PIERS IT WAS DECIDED TO BUILD ONE BIG PIER WHERE AN OUTCROPPING WOULD SHIELD IT. SELF-PAINTING STEEL WAS USED WHICH RUSTS TO AN EARTHY COLOR, PROTECTED BY ITS COOPER CONTENT DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION ARE GIVEN. /WC/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • VOL 47 NO 6 PP 84, 86
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Western Construction
  • Publisher: King Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Avalanches; Bridge design; Bridge piers; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Corrosion resistant steel; Metal bridges; Steel bridges; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209709
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1972 12:00AM