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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationA close up of the largest of the cast iron rings bolted into the outer arched ribs.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationA close up of the dated apex of the bridge. Notice the pock markings on the bolt heads. These are original and must have been done in the Salford Iron Works during trial assembly.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationProject Manager Tim Boylan is interviewed for the documentary video.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationAnother view of all three arched ribs with the new bracing tying them all together and using the holes for the orginal tie rods.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationThe first SHS (Steel Hollow Box Section) arrives. Notice the complicated notched detail here. Getting this right was one of the reasons for the delays.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationPreparing to lift the SHS off the delivery wagon.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationThe SHS will be lifted onto the bridge and set against the flange of the original cast iron outer rib, which has been painted white before it is covered up.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationHere it comes. The SHS already has a length of 6" plastic gas main inside it that will be connected up once it is in position. Then the old gas main can be removed.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationThe SHS is guided into place with a clear view of the old steel gas main that will be removed from the bridge.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationYou can see here the plastic gas main that was threaded through the SHS at the fabricators.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationThe SHS is carefully manouvred into its final position.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationYou can see here how that troublesome notching of the SHS ties up with the edge beam of the original bridge so the the new beam sits as low as possible.
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