Under cloudy skies in Medina, a team work to install rebar for the east high-rise roadway deck for the new SR 520 floating bridge. Green, epoxy-coated rebar is used to protect the deck from rust and corrosion.
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Crews in Medina continue to construct the roadway for the new SR 520 floating bridge. Here you can see several stages of roadway work: in the foreground, work continues on the low-rise roadway deck. Beyond that girders for the east high-rise have been installed, green epoxy-coated rebar awaits concrete and fresh concrete cures under a white blanket.
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On a sunny December morning, Pontoon JSW, one of the final eight pontoons built in Tacoma, passed through Seattle’s Lake Union enroute to Lake Washington. Pontoon JSW is the 73rd pontoon to arrive in Seattle, out of a total 77 pontoons needed to construct the new SR 520 floating bridge.
More information about the new SR 520 floating bridge is available on our website.
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In a driving rain, crews installed some of the last girders for the east high-rise of the new SR 520 floating bridge. The new east high-rise has 196 concrete girders out of 331 needed for the new bridge. Once complete, these girders will support the new roadway at the east end of the bridge.
Visit the SR 520 pontoon tracking and bridge assembly page for the latest updates on bridge construction progress.
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The new SR 520 floating bridge takes shape on Lake Washington as crews join pontoons and install low-rise roadway deck sections.
Visit the SR 520 pontoon tracking and bridge assembly page for the latest updates on bridge construction progress.
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