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  2. Central Embarcadero Piers Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Central Embarcadero Piers Historic District is a Registered Historic District in the city of San Francisco, California, United States. It consists of Piers 1, 1½, 3 and 5, which form one of the largest [citation needed] surviving pier complexes along San Francisco's Embarcadero waterfront road. [1] It was added to the National Register of ...

  3. San Francisco Ferry Building - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay, a food hall [ 3 ] and an office building. It is located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California and is served by Golden Gate Ferry and San Francisco Bay Ferry routes. On top of the building is a 245-foot-tall (75 m) clock tower with four ...

  4. Caisson (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Schematic cross section of a pressurized caisson. In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ ˈ k eɪ s ən,-s ɒ n /; borrowed from French caisson 'box', from Italian cassone 'large box', an augmentative of cassa) is a watertight retaining structure [1] used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, [2] or for the repair of ships.

  5. Pier (bridge structure) - Wikipedia

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    Gien Bridge (Loiret, France) – Masonry piers, protected downstream here by backwaters. In masonry bridge piers, there is a resistant part and a filling part: [6] The periphery of the shafts over a certain thickness constitutes the resistant part, made of dressed stones in the angles and squared or even rough stones.

  6. Pier (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Pier (architecture) The Pont du Gard (c.19 BC), Nîmes; 3 rows of piers with arches springing from them to support the bridge. A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers.

  7. Pin and hanger assembly - Wikipedia

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    A pin and hanger assembly is used to connect two plate girders of a bridge. These assemblies are used to provide an expansion joint in the bridge. One beam (the anchor span) is set on a pier with a short section cantilevered out toward the next pier. The other (the suspended span) begins underneath the anchor span, and has its far end resting ...

  8. Leader Bank Pavilion - Wikipedia

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    Originally located at the site of the current US District Courthouse at Fan Pier, it was moved a few hundred yards down the street when the courthouse was built. [1] Bank of Boston Pavilion. [2] BankBoston Pavilion. When Bank of Boston and Baybank merged in 1996 to form BankBoston, the pavilion likewise changed its name to the BankBoston ...

  9. Royal Engineers bridging and trackway equipment - Wikipedia

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    Logistic Support Bridge (LSB) Fixed Pier The pier consists of 2 towers that are constructed from standard bridging panels with the addition of some other key components. Both piers are built separately, the pier caps are then moved into position to form a platform on which rollers are secured to allow the bridge to be boomed across a river.