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User / WSDOT / Sets / I-90 Floating bridge - Anchor cable replacement
Washington State Dept of Transportation / 11 items

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The barge out in the middle of Lake Washington serves as the main base of operations for replacing 32 anchor cables tethered to the I-90 floating bridges.

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Along with the camera attached to a diver, crews use an underwater drone of sorts to help guide the diver and see what's going on below the surface.

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Spools of brand new cable will replace the worn and weathered cables.

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The cable is threaded through pins like this, which is attached to metal beams under ground that anchor the I-90 bridges in place.

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Divers decked out in full diving gear go below the surface to replace each individual anchor cable.


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