ROCK RIVER BRIDGE - 1964
A Figure 8 type cable was placed under the bridge for river crossing.
Cable on either end was direct buried.


Here a hammer is passed to a worker under bridge.
It just flipped up to worker when rope hit edge of steel.




Worker moves planking
as he progresses across bridge.
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Figure 8 - J hook
is attached with a
large U-bolt placed
around a 4 x 4 x 16 in.
piece of treated wood
clamping it to the
bridge angle iron.

Drilling of holes
was not allowed.



Aerial enclosure was used to
splice Fig.8 cable to buried cable.

U-guard  protected cable
on an angle down to ground.

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