Engineering crews moved the 3400-ton Sellwood Bridge more than 30 feet in Portland, Oregon
http://gimby.org/blogs/backyard-fence/20130120/bridge-move-wows-portlanders
Did any of the local beerleggers work on this project?
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Now that is amazing.
I do believe there is at least one BeerLegger involved in that one.
Caption- New Survey determines existing R/W is in the
the wrong place. Bridge must be Moved- Film at 11.
Impressive, and a logistical nightmare, I'm sure.
About 15 years ago, they moved an entire theater building about 170 feet down 42nd Street to make way for the Hilton Hotel.
It was the Empire Theater, (the Eltinge when built in 1912), and it now serves as the LOBBY for a hotel and 25 theater AMC multiplex.
It was determined that it was just as expensive to move the building as it would have been to disassemble and save the land-marked facade.
The engineer who supervised the move said "The trick is not to let the structure know that it's moving".
Another Caption
After careful measurement surveyor determines Section Line marked in 1870 was incorrectly staked - Bridge on Section Line must move:-P
Andy
