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Surprised to see that Victoria's Johnson Street Bridge made it into the "Journal of Commerce - Western Canada's Construction Newspaper" (Jan.25/10) ...for its heritage value (not its potential as a mega-replacement construction project)! Right on. (Would love to know the story behind JSB's entry into the the Journal of Commerce...)

From the article:

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"The main opening span is 148 feet in length and when in the open position is balanced over a 45-foot fixed span. The Strauss Bascule Company Ltd. prepared the design for the bascule spans and the operating machinery.

The superstructure of the bridge was fabricated in Walkerville, Ontario and contains 100 tons of steel. "

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