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Look back: Coleman Bridge construction in mid-1990s

Daily Press archive /Buddy Norris
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
JOE FUDGE / DAILY PRESS
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
ADRIN SNIDER / DAILY PRESS
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Pamela Miller
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
ADRIN SNIDER / DAILY PRESS
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
COLEMAN BRIDGE DAY7 The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive / Pamela Miller
COLEMAN BRIDGE DAY 5 The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
Daily Press archive /Kennth D. Lyons
COLEMAN BRIDGE DAY 8 The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
JOE FUDGE / DAILY PRESS
AERIAL-PHOTO TUG BOATS PUSH THE 1ST SECTION OF THE OLD SPAN UP-RIVER AWAY FROM THE COLEMAN BRIDGE.
Daily Press archive /Buddy Norris
THE BLOWING UP OF THE OLD COLEMAN BRIDGE SPAN
Daily Press archive / Dave Bowman
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.
JOE FUDGE / DAILY PRESS
The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990¿s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.

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PUBLISHED: October 8, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. | UPDATED: October 8, 2019 at 7:44 p.m.

The construction of the new Coleman Bridge in the mid 1990s, was the first known project in the United States where a bridge of that size had been floated in on barges. Nine days was all it took to replace the double swing-span bridge. The new sections were floated up the Chesapeake Bay and placed on piers.