Ambassador Bridge Construction: Anchorage Grillage And Eyebars Before Placing Concrete

Ambassador Bridge Construction: Anchorage Grillage And Eyebars Before Placing Concrete
Year: 
1928
Type(s): 
Photograph
Physical Description: 
b&w; 20x13 cm
Identifier(s): 
Acc. No. 13-012, Box 11, 3518 PP
Source: 
Walkerville Times Collection
Notes: 
Construction on the Ambassador Bridge across the Detroit River officially began on May 7th, 1927; it was built by the McClintic-Marshall Company (Pittsburgh) for the Detroit International Bridge Company; it opened to traffic on November 15th, 1929; "Eyebars for the cables, U.S. anchorage, June 2, 1928" (Ambassador Bridge / Philip Masson, page 101); Merlo, Merlo, And Ray was the company that provided the aggregate for the concrete placed in the abutments (Richard Merlo); the offices of the American Twist Drill And Tool Company can be seen in the background.
Subject(s): 
Ambassador Bridge (Windsor Detroit)
Bridges
McClintic-Marshall Company (Pittsburgh)
Detroit International Bridge Company (Detroit)
Detroit River
Construction
Merlo, Merlo, And Ray (Windsor)
American Twist Drill And Tool Company (Detroit)
Place(s): 
Windsor (Ontario)
Detroit (Michigan)
Rights: 
Public Domain
Repository: 
University of Windsor. Leddy Library
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