The first beam is lifted and swung into position. The entire process of lifting the beam off the truck and setting it in place took approximately 40 minutes. Photo by Lauren Zeugner
By Lauren Zeugner InkFreeNews
MILFORD — Work progressed on the CR 1300 project as 10 pre-cast concrete beams were installed as part of the bridge over the railroad tracks in Milford. It took two cranes to lift the 40 ton beams into place.
Five beams were installed on each side of the bridge. Work started Thursday morning with it taking the crews approximately 40 minutes to pull the truck with the beam into place, attach the beam to the cranes and set it into place. To assist the work Norfolk Southern declared an outage, meaning no trains came through Milford from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.
Friday morning beams on the west side of the bridge still needed to be put in place.
Two cranes gently lower the first beam for the bridge into place Thursday morning. It took about 40 minutes to install the first beam. Photo by Lauren Zeugner.
Employees set the first beam in place and prepare to remove the crane cable. Photo by Lauren Zeugner.
Employees of Phend and Brown make sure the first beam is perfectly lined up before permanently setting it in place. 10 precast concrete beams were installed for the overpass bridge on CR 1300 Thursday and Friday, May 2-3. Photo by Lauren Zeugner.
The second beam is raised off the truck so it can be swung into position.
The second beam is lifted above the bridge so it can be swung into position.
