Photos: Sunset bridge construction
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Construction of the Sunset bridge over the Santa Cruz River continues with the arrival of the girders.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Workers raise one of the first of the bridge girders after it arrives at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Jose Carrillo, left, and Abel Osuna secure the first bridge girder to a crane for installation at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Adrian Laguna shaves off some of the styrofoam on a pier cap at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said. The girders sit on top of the pier cap.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Work continues on the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The first of the 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
A worker finesses one of the first of the bridge girders into place at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Domingo Montaño works on a pier cap at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said. The girders sit on top of the pier cap.
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Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Workers raise one of the first of the bridge girders after it arrives at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Jose Carrillo, left, and Abel Osuna secure the first bridge girder to a crane for installation at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Adrian Laguna shaves off some of the styrofoam on a pier cap at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said. The girders sit on top of the pier cap.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Work continues on the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The first of the 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A worker finesses one of the first of the bridge girders into place at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said.
Sunset bridge construction
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Domingo Montaño works on a pier cap at the Sunset Road bridge over the Santa Cruz River. The 54 girders are 120-feet long and weigh 120,000 pounds each, said Jason Bahe, the project manager with Pima County. The 720-foot long bridge is expected to be completed in April 2017, Bahe said. The girders sit on top of the pier cap.
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