Bridge steel and some preassembly completed by Bethlehem steel in baltimore. Spans were barged to site and the bridge and the cranes which constructed it were done by McLean Contracting Company, baltimore md. 1972. At the time, it was the longest bascule span on east coast. George Mitchell built a "Derrick" to set the spans, which was named the "cape fear", and is still in use today! The bridge was built by McLean Contracting company.
Bridge steel and some preassembly completed by Bethlehem steel in baltimore. Spans were barged to site and the bridge and the cranes which constructed it were done by McLean Contracting Company, baltimore md. 1972. At the time, it was the longest bascule span on east coast. George Mitchell built a "Derrick" to set the spans, which was named the "cape fear", and is still in use today! The bridge was built by McLean Contracting company.