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CUSTOM SOLE PLATES WERE FABRICATED IN THE FIELD TO FIT THE GIRDERS AT EACH SPAN LOCATION.
The Conrail Waverly Loop Phase 2 project.
replacement tower span girders. Along with the bearing differences, the new 40-ft girder safety stock span pairs were 6 in. wider and 1 ½ in. shorter in length than the original tower spans. All combined, the shortening of the spans, the dimensional changes at the top of the tower and remaining distortion in the girders, as well as the safety stock girder pair as-built conditions, custom sole plates were fabricated in the field to fit the girders at each span location. The construction and bridge reassembly required more than 700 new railroad ties, 58 tons of replacement steel, and
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