California, Cable Cross Section

California, Cable Cross Section

Bibliographic Information

Title

California, Cable Cross Section

Subject

Bridges

Description

"Golden Gate Bridge sample cross section of cable - June 1968" "'World's most beautiful suspension span' - Main cable 4,200 ft. between towers - Length of one cable 7,650 ft. - Diameter 36 1/8 in. - Wires in each cable 27,572 - Total wire used 80,000 mi. - Weight of cable 24,000 tons - Height of tower 746 ft."

Creator

Hill, Fred

Date

1968-06

Rights

(c)Eastern Oregon University. This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Acknowledgement of Eastern Oregon University as a source is required. For print quality images, prints, or high resolution tiff files, or commercial uses please contact the Library Director at Eastern Oregon University.

Identifier

2010.2.2314