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Crane topples over Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska while driving piles for new bridge

July 1, 2010 rockman Failures Comments Off on Crane topples over Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska while driving piles for new bridge

A crane using a pile driver to install new foundations for the Barnette Street Bridge project. A DOT (City of Fairbanks?) spokesman speculated that the crane overextended itself while installing piles about 40-ft away. The […]