After lifting the final piece of the SR 99 tunneling machine from the disassembly pit near Seattle Center, workers folded the American flag in a triangular pattern, honoring a tradition more than 200 years old. Learn more about the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program at www.alaskanwayviaduct.org or follow us on Twitter @BerthaDigsSR99.
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The American flag commemorates the removal of the final piece of the SR 99 tunneling machine from the disassembly pit near Seattle Center. Learn more about the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program at www.alaskanwayviaduct.org or follow us on Twitter @BerthaDigsSR99.
In tribute to Seattle’s tunneling machine Bertha, an American flag flies above the last piece of the machine as it is lifted out of the disassembly pit near Seattle Center. Learn more about the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program at www.alaskanwayviaduct.org or follow us on Twitter @BerthaDigsSR99.
In this Aug. 22, 2017, photo, a welder uses a torch to cut one of the last remaining sections of the SR 99 tunneling machine inside the disassembly pit near Seattle. Crews working for Seattle Tunnel Partners finished the disassembly the next day. Learn more about the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program at www.alaskanwayviaduct.org or follow us on Twitter @BerthaDigsSR99.
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Crews working for Seattle Tunnel Partners disassemble the front end of the SR 99 tunneling machine in the disassembly pit near Seattle Center. Learn more about the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program at www.alaskanwayviaduct.org or follow us on Twitter @BerthaDigsSR99.
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