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Archive for the ‘Inland Waterways’ Category

Wasting Our Waterways 2012: Toxic Industrial Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

ENVIRONMENT MINNESOTA
Industrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters each year—threatening both the environment and human health. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pollution from industrial facilities is responsible for threatening or fouling water quality in more than 14,000 miles of rivers and streams, more than 220,000 acres of lakes, ponds and estuaries nationwide.

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San Francisco, CA: Waterfront and Bay Bridge 1936

Monday, April 9th, 2012

San Francisco Waterfront and Bay Bridge, 1930s. Various shots.High-angle shot of San Francisco waterfront, daytime, from approximately Pier 6 to 17.San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge seen from Yerba Buena Island with ferries sailing underneath.Overexposed shot of Golden Gate Bridge with bright sky in background.Eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge with Key System Ferry terminal on […]

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Olmsted, IL: Olmsted Dam Construction

Friday, April 6th, 2012

In-the-wet dam construction has been described as building underwater with giant Lego pieces. This time-lapsed video of the dam construction phase of the Olmsted Locks and Dam project on the lower Ohio River explains the process of moving the giant monoliths from their construction beds to their final destination on the bottom of the river. […]

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Dale Hollow Dam Historical Construction Footage

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

This footage is of construction of Dale Hollow Dam. The exact date is of this footage is unknown although the dam was completed for flood control in 1943. Power generating units were added in 1948, 1949 and 1953. The project was designed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and built by private contractors under […]

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Steubenville, OH: Fort Steuben Bridge Demolition

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Demolition of Fort Steuben Bridge on February 21, 2012 @ 7:15 AM – OhioTransportation on YouTube

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New Contest for Students – Infrastructure in Your Community

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Here at infrastructureusa.org, national figures have participated in exclusive online conversations on The Infra Blog. Infra Views showcases content from leading think tanks and policy organizations. Users have documented their local infrastructure at Show Us Your Infra! and participated in Infra Polls. Now, we are initiating a new feature that is designed to encourage students […]

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Portsmoutth, RI: The Sakonnet River Bridge Project

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

– RIDOTwebmaster on YouTube About the Sakonnet River Bridge Project “Construction is well underway on a $163.7 million project to replace the aging Sakonnet River Bridge, which carries Route 24 between Tiverton and Portsmouth. The bridge currently has a posted weight of limit of 18 tons, requiring trucks, buses, and other large vehicles to use […]

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Troy, OH: Adams Street Bridge Construction

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

February 6th, 2012. One of the first arches is raised during the construction of the Adams Street Bridge project in Troy, Ohio. Each one of these concrete molded beams was individually transported one per semi. – 003sullivan on YouTube

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Pottawattamie County, IA: Keg Creek Bridge Replacement

Monday, February 6th, 2012

(Re-posted with permission from Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2)) This time-lapse video shows accelerated bridge construction (ABC) techniques being used by a local contractor with standard equipment to replace a three-span bridge on U.S. 6 over Keg Creek in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The $2.7 million reconstruction project is a cooperative effort involving FHWA, the […]

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Illinois to Missouri: The New Mississippi River Bridge

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Construction work on the Mississippi River Bridge project has begun.The new Mississippi River Bridge is the first bridge built connecting downtown St. Louis and southwestern Illinois in more than 40 years. Currently, the only urban interstate bridge between Illinois and Missouri is the Poplar Street Bridge, known locally as the PSB. The PSB is one […]

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