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Photograph shows Last pin goes in--A close-up of the closure of steel on the Pit River Bridge shows stool riggers, working high above the rugged canyon, driving the last connecting pin on the lower deck, joining together the two cantilever arms which were erected from either side. Railroad tracks now being laid across this dock to form the closing link in the 30 mile railroad relocation around the Shasta Reservoir area. The bridge is expected to be opened to traffic next spring. ght
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