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From: George Rushton <>
Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] History in the Making - Bay Bridge/caissons had names
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 15:09:07 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <7510811.1057107592637.JavaMail.nobody@gonzo.psp.pas.earthlink.net>


Jim and Alyce

When I was doing some research on the Moore Dry Docks, in Oakland and Alameda in the Oakland History Room. Found out that all the caissons, that were build for the bridge towers, were named and had a launching, with a bottle of wine and all.

George

Jim Smith <> wrote:
This is great, Alyce. Not only does it give the history of the bridge but is documenting the new construction as it goes.

Thanks for sharing this,
Jim

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Subject: [CASANFRA] History in the Making - Bay Bridge

>
> This is a really great website that has history about the Bay Bridge and
lots
of information about the new span they are building. Thought this group
would enjoy it.

Alyce
Walnut Creek, Ca
Click here: NewBayBridge.org - The
New East Span: History in the Making


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