Anchor Construction In Seattle
Travel from the bottom anchor footings to the upper spokes and inside anchor forms to see the anchor construction through the eyes of WSDOT and Kiewit-General engineers and crews.
From this page, you can view pictures of:
First Cycle Anchor Construction
Second Cycle Anchor Construction
Anchor Setting
From the initial anchor footing form construction in September, to the first upper wall pour in November, to today, these photos illustrate the first cycle of Hood Canal Bridge anchor construction process at the Todd Pacific Shipyards floating dry dock "Emerald Sea" in Seattle, Washington. Ten anchors were built in the first cycle, ranging in size from 46-60 feet in diameter and 29-feet tall.
First Cycle: September 2006 - February 2007
There are 24 photos in this photo gallery. Click on photos to enlarge and view captions.
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Floating Dry Dock
07/06 |
Floor Forms
08/06 |
Footing
09/06 |
Wall Forms
09/06 |
Floor Rebar
10/06 |
Wall Rebar
10/06 |
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Wall Rebar
11/06
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Lower Wall Pour
11/06 |
Lower Wall Pour
11/06 |
Teardrop
11/06 |
Anchors on Dry Dock
11/06 |
Base Slab Pour
12/06 |
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Lower Wall Complete
12/06 |
Hawse Pipe
12/06 |
Anchor Cable Entry
12/06 |
Anchors on Dry Dock
1/07
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Walls Complete
1/07
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Upper Spokes
2/07
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Complete
2/07
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Water Fills
2/07 |
Submerged
2/07 |
Tow Begins
2/07 |
Empty Dock
2/07 |
Moored
2/07
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From the initial anchor footing form construction in March, to the first upper wall pour in May, to today, these photos illustrate the second cycle of Hood Canal Bridge anchor construction. Ten anchors were built in the second cycle, ranging in size from 46-56 feet in diameter and 29-feet tall.
There are 6 photos in this photo gallery. Click on photos to enlarge and view captions.
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Hawse Pipe
3/07 |
Forms
4/07 |
Base Pour
4/07 |
Finishing
4/07 |
Finishing 2
4/07 |
Upper Wall
5/07 |
The first set of ten anchors were set at the bottom of Hood Canal in the month of May. For more information, visit the Anchor Construction page. There are 8 photos in this photo gallery. Click on photos to enlarge and view captions.
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View from bridge
4/07 |
DB Pacific
4/07 |
Truss
4/07 |
Positioning
4/07 |
Pump
5/07 |
Clamps
5/07 |
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Surface
5/07 |
Underwater
5/07 |
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