Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1916 — TWICE PLACED IN POSITION [ARTICLE]

TWICE PLACED IN POSITION

Bridge Built in Holland, Designed for Use In Java, Given Thorough Test In Yards. A bridge that is to be built for the Holland government railroad over the Serajoe river in Java has been made complete in the shops in Holland, and so carefully has this been done that no field work will be required in erecting the steel structure other than that of connecting the members. The bridge site is far from any kind of shop facilities, and to make sure that the structure would ger together properly it was first erected as carefully as if on its permanent location, in the yards of the manufacturing company in Holland. Following this it was taken down and is to be shipped by steamer to Java. The bridge is of unusual design, consisting of three arched spans of steel connecting with, short, straight trusses over the piers. It has a total length of 698 feet 10 inches, and weighs 580 tons. It is designed to carry a single-track railroad having a gauge of 3% feet —Popular Mechanics Magazine.