Here are two racks of weights. Ten tonne weights:
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(Wild.)
They’re used as the counterbalance for this machine:
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(Incredible.)
Which was used to remove this bridge.
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(Fair enough, then.)
A crane so big its base is wider than the road is not going to be used on most projects. Unlike the (relatively) small diggers and dump trucks we saw scattered around the site, looking like cute little toys.
But when you need to move an entire bridge, it’s the only thing that’ll do the job.
Pair this thought with the latest episode of The Business of Authority with Jonathan Stark and Rochelle Moulton: Specialist vs. Generalist.
And then finish with this post on awe from Jonathan Alger’s Making the Museum.
De-bridged,
James
P.S. This project took place just 4 km up the river from our house! Young James and I went up and had a look this evening. Amazing.
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