California bridge model bridge spans seven miles and 7.5 million outlay
The Pecos Enterprises reports on a new seven mile California highway bridge with a 135 foot lift span. It features monolith concrete construction, room for three cars, and a $7,500,000 cost. The span, praised by engineers and the War Department, is seen as a safety model and a future nationwide standard.
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Pecos
Texas
New Avenue
San Francisco
California
Eee
Chevrolet
San Mateo County
War Department
O. K
California Bridge
Texas and Texans: peril at rail grade crossings prompts reforms
The piece laments deadly Texas grade crossings from 1928 with 47 deaths and 82 injuries, urging underpasses at low cost. It cites dangerous Santa Fe crossings in Mills County and praises Menard for paving streets with bitulithic concrete, signaling broader gains in street improvement as a prudent investment.
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Texas
Santa Fe
Mills County
West Texas
Menard
Women Farmers Profit Through Diversified Small Sales
Women farmers outperform men by diversifying into small sales of milk butter eggs and fruits. A Brazos County woman farmer earned 1085 profit last year from milk and turkeys in addition to farm profits, illustrating successful small-scale sales boosting overall earnings.
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Brazos County
Coyote Point Mt Eden Toll Bridge Opens on March 2
The Coyote Point Mt Eden toll bridge across San Francisco Bay will open March 2 ahead of the original June date. Builders used a flood tide to place the spans and then used ebb and gravity to lower them into position, marking a highly scientific bridge construction.
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Coyote Point
Mt. Eden
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
San Mateo Bridge
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