Getting to 'Pier-Top City.' For six months, caisson workers trekked across makeshift walkways under the existing bridge, and climbed down 20 flights of stairs to reach 'Pier Top City.' The men and women worked two 12-hour shifts to build up the caisson walls. Here, a worker with Tacoma Narrows Constructors helps build construction platform on a caisson to provide easier access to coworkers. Spring 2003

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