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LAND
SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE
SUSPENSION CABLE
FULL SIZE SECTION
CABLE CONSISTS OF 37 STRANDS, CONTAINING
472 WIRES EACH, A TOTAL OF 17,464 WIRES
TOTAL LENGTH OF WIRE-70,000 MILES
DIAMETER OF CABLE-28% INCHES
WEIGHT OF CABLE PER FOOT 1750 POUNDS
EXCLUSIVE OF WRAPPING AND CABLE BANDS
TOTAL WEIGHT OF CABLE WIRE-18,700 TONS
COLUMBIA STEEL COMPANY
GENERAL CONTRACTORS, ENTIRE SUPERSTRUCTURE
INCLUDING CABLES
WIRE FOR CABLES SUPPLIED AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY
CABLE SPANNING AND ERECTION BY AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES
THIS SIGN ETCHED ON USS 18-8 STAINLESS STEEL
SIGNS
SECTION OF CABLE IN FRONT OF
FERRY BLDG.~S.F
Piggott
1062
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