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New Power House Bridge Construction Continues.

May 23, 2002 - This bright and sunny day finds most of the massive knee-braces in place and the cross-braces being fabricated and fitted.
Knee-braces installed. Photo by Joe Nelson, May 23,
2002 Diagonal-brace
tenons.
Photo by Joe Nelson, May 23, 2002

Almost all of the knee-braces are installed.
Photo by Joe Nelson, May 23, 2002 Diagonal-brace tenon detail. These braces will be fitted into the mortices already cut into the tie-beams.
Photo by Joe Nelson, May 23, 2002
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This file posted August 5, 2001, revised May 24, 2002


Almost all of the knee-braces are installed. Photo by Joe Nelson, May 23, 2002	Diagonal-brace tenon detail. These braces will be fitted into the mortices already cut into the tie-beams. Photo by Joe Nelson, May 23, 2002