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The Ruck-A-Chucky Bridge plan proposal for the upper end of the reservoir. This one-of-a-kind cable stayed bridge might have been completed if the Auburn Dam was built. The span would have had no bridge piers or towers - the cables would have been anchored directly into the side of the mountain. | The Ruck-A-Chucky Bridge plan proposal for the upper end of the reservoir. This one-of-a-kind cable stayed bridge might have been completed if the Auburn Dam was built. The span would have had no bridge piers or towers - the cables would have been anchored directly into the side of the mountain. | ||
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Auburn-Foresthill and Phil G McDonald Bridge size comparison<br /> | Auburn-Foresthill and Phil G McDonald Bridge size comparison<br /> | ||
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New River Gorge and Auburn-Foresthill Bridge size comparison<br /> | New River Gorge and Auburn-Foresthill Bridge size comparison<br /> | ||
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Siduhe River and Auburn-Foresthill Bridge size comparison<br /> | Siduhe River and Auburn-Foresthill Bridge size comparison<br /> | ||
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Revision as of 21:57, 8 December 2009
The Ruck-A-Chucky Bridge plan proposal for the upper end of the reservoir. This one-of-a-kind cable stayed bridge might have been completed if the Auburn Dam was built. The span would have had no bridge piers or towers - the cables would have been anchored directly into the side of the mountain.
Auburn-Foresthill and Phil G McDonald Bridge size comparison
Auburn-Foresthill is the world's highest cantilever bridge at 730 feet (223 mtrs) while Phil G McDonald is the world's highest truss bridge at 700 feet (213 mtrs).
New River Gorge and Auburn-Foresthill Bridge size comparison
Siduhe River and Auburn-Foresthill Bridge size comparison
