Forward progress
The pontoon continues to make its way into the Locks, as crowds watch from each side. After completing its multi-day journey along the Pacific Ocean and through the Straight of Juan de Fuca, the float-in through the Locks was successfully completed in just 45 minutes.
Crews floated in the first longitudinal pontoon for the new SR 520 bridge through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks on August 11, 2012. Arriving just after 6 p.m., the entire operation took around 45 minutes and was observed by hundreds of spectators enjoying the sunny Saturday in Seattle, Washington. This pontoon is the first of 77 that will make their way from their casting basins to Lake Washington during the next two years.
Forward progress
The pontoon continues to make its way into the Locks, as crowds watch from each side. After completing its multi-day journey along the Pacific Ocean and through the Straight of Juan de Fuca, the float-in through the Locks was successfully completed in just 45 minutes.
Crews floated in the first longitudinal pontoon for the new SR 520 bridge through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks on August 11, 2012. Arriving just after 6 p.m., the entire operation took around 45 minutes and was observed by hundreds of spectators enjoying the sunny Saturday in Seattle, Washington. This pontoon is the first of 77 that will make their way from their casting basins to Lake Washington during the next two years.