Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1913 — Finished Pile Driving For New Bridge At Burk Crossing. [ARTICLE]

Finished Pile Driving For New Bridge At Burk Crossing.

The job of pile driving for the new bridge at the Zeigler or Burk crossing of the Iroquois was completed Monday and the pile-driving machine returned to Crown Point, from which place it had been rented. The piling was driven to various depths from 35 to 56 feet, each to a solid bottom, and all piling had to be spliced. Twentythree piles were driven for each abutment. On this piling the concrete abutments will be erected. The abutments will be 4 feet wide at the base and 2 feet, 6 inches at the top. The bridge will be a single span structure, 76 feet long with a 20-foot driveway.