MEN, STEEL AND A BRIDGE

Duration: 30 min

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Judson Pacific-Murphy Corp.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Story of the building of the second longest bridge in the world, across San Francisco Bay. Shows the physical difficulties and hazards encountered by a steel erector high in the air. Special construction features such as the use of light-weight aluminum falsework trusses are dealt with, and the three basic types of bridge construction — girder span, truss span and cantilever span are shown.

Complete Record: Source: AmlnstSteel Interest level: el-Jh-sh-c-ad Price: free-loan Format: sd color

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)