The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-22

Outline In Buildilg
OfHghway Bridge:


aszzrhed Ehe Long Key Extensioa.
On zskiSg the leng1h u the sErur-
tare ] wzs Told that L Mas zs
mlles. L aBpezrs that std ts-zzz
have been PLACID TOR zprraxiEzsatz
ere-halz q TIE spzR- znd zsrk !
rragressz1g far sn this rozrrzc1
Nhzeh 5 beng aoae b. TIE C. J.
TnczEzsen ceMEz1y, Wheh rs
the cann a ConeA Key
Some menber sf the party r.
z1arked tkaE <ae compzny mas -
Ind rs scaedgIe, bsI 5zst kow Ezx
l.eaIzd. Ezs nn4bse 10 aseer14ia-
HsNever. an o me opiaasn tssaZ
e Al e Eaese eoazrzcsx zre SEED
Cd up, tsey can b eozFlzsed VIZ
n the sEec1ssed tne- Let Is aieyx
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We centnaed % Teas Hzr-
tex. No- 3 Tbs = Nzy sazs
unit comp-red. and found ne fso-
gTezs q ne Nerk comaeadak :.
sg7th al steel beznss pla1>d n %
s74ion- Then ne con1n1ed -
Toss Earser. Na- 4 Via steel
beans a. - and part - tse So
tons Ct eoncrete Ssh coasn1rtson
On b9th ss5es poared TIE bal
znce Of the forms are kz.ng placed
aHa U5thzn = xerx tex days ~
aest Ct he slabs ME be p0alad
md coTered x7th baEzap and kept
fer the tlme neq1isd 9or czziae
and haEdening-
C-atiaae Jcarnzz
I'VE e5ntinred o1r 5oBrney
down % ths approach O. knlgazS
Key First ct 4e say that thS
Spproach On the rszdNzy % Gras-
- Key ! rough and rugged he
gzaciag Khsch has not se4n start
ed Nj be1sn xstsin = shoze tinse-
At KRigkts key Ne Eouad the
construction By tae rziiroad right
oE-x-s % coacreae PIERS With
s1eel gsr6ers, uheh constitutes
zboas I've % SIX maes of thss
coas1z aeti0R-
-Stee. beazzs are be.ng placed.
ready Ter Welding sato positi0a,
after which me concrete MI -
Es0ulad 70 form the SKIS anA 9th
er parts Of the construction work
Il : my belle< that TINS unit q
the work Vii tzke more time
1hzt Is. for placsng Of 1he beams
than the concrete spans. d8e Il
the necessity o. tie ss@el having
70 be welded fzts tie gir0ers- Ire
enfEe length q 1his span EiH BE
z5oat seven E.ies With abonf o1e
ni5e G the concrete arch typ
It Was Necessary fer rs 70 &C
fran the knights Key section b
Es1nch 70 IT, loser end Of tar
sector. which vas advised JON
ed Little Back EeE- We Ezlkea
over the KE 10 the span ans
found they had the machinery IN
notion for c1tEng the slots fos
pacing the steel beams and zbozi
50 percent Of zhe slots cuL
Practically Al 81 the contracts
where steel IS used. or 50 4 seen
Cd 70 me, ass supplied With the
material and Ezs uo55 tat II this
tine the contractors have a s1fi-
Gent supply 10 keep ahezd p
their sche6zle- L they hzye ngs
the entire Szpglv Necessary
= Fee thzt / should pay a trIb-
ute 70 car Key Nast citizens who
are AZ work n different ezpacI-
ties On these contracts They ar
dong real meais JOBS and doing
then VITA snIse, and aonat forget
they hzre 10 easy tasks So lets
take OF err hats % the boys from
KEY West. and al the others from
ne2.by cites
Some CT tbese men we're work
ing stripped 70 the vast. theis
skins as reddish brown as In
dams. Esing bEffsng machines,
interpreting steel. which mus b
done before Tae metal can be
aszd on tins type q work The
guard rails. % be used. are made
O. crashed stone and concre1e and
must be IS near perfect as pos
side before fbey are placed
These rails. ete-. az rubbed
and polished 70 q snooth surface
l found ssme o. CIR eolored cit
zeas doing this Eork and ] eaa
eonSeientoasly say fAey wsre he'd
ing Their own and dong good
jobs
The trip was % me q most en-
5oEable experience, and / wish 70
express ny appreciation Of The
courtesy extended y the members
Of the bridge commission N ksv-
ng ne IS enc CT tier g1eS1S t
those who hava net seen this crest
War7d Wonder and the eanst-uc-
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