Massive bridge over Gila River
Crews at work on a $12.7 million bridge on U.S. 70 over the Gila River between Safford and Globe to replace a steel bridge built in 1957. The new bridge is 1,800-feet-long, one of the longest in Arizona. It's scheduled for completion in Spring, 2013.
New bridge over Gila River on U.S. 70 near Safford
Rudy Arrieta, a carpenter/welder with Tpac, makes the last preparations before six 125 foot 9 inch, 142,000 pound girders get lifted into place on a span of the new bridge being constructed on US 70 over the Gila River west of Bylas, Ariz
New bridge over Gila River on U.S. 70 near Safford
Crews lift one of the 125 foot 9 inch long, 142,000 pound precast concrete girders onto a span of the new bridge being constructed on US 70 over the Gila River west of Bylas, Ariz.
New bridge over Gila River on U.S. 70 near Safford
Henry Figueroa, a carpenter/welder with Tpac, and Francisco Mendibil, a carpenter with FNF Construction, Inc., wait for a 125 foot 9 inch 142,000 pound precast concrete girder to be lowered the last few feet into place on the final spot of span for the new bridge being constructed on US 70 over the Gila River west of Bylas, Ariz.
New bridge over Gila River on U.S. 70 near Safford
A 250-ton and a 240-ton crane gently raise one of the 125 foot 9 inch 142,000 precast concrete girders to set into place as part of the new bridge being constructed on US 70 over the Gila River west of Bylas, Ariz.
New bridge over Gila River on U.S. 70 near Safford
Crews from Southwest Industrial Rigging, Tpac and general contractor FNF Construction, Inc., set a 125 foot 9 inch 142,000 pound precast concrete girder onto the final spot of a span on the new bridge being constructed on US 70 over the Gila River west of Bylas, Ariz.
A new bridge is being constructed on U.S. Highway 70 over the Gila River northwest of Safford.