Showing 325 foot cantilever of main span during construction. At the right, derrick boat pulling cofferdam from around Pier No. 3., Cape Girardeau Progress Feb. 9, 1928
River Regulation Work, St. Louis Water Department. Missouri River at Howard's Bend. Way Barge for Weaving Mattress. Kansas City Bridge Co., Contractor.
Plan view of cofferdam for Pier No. 3. Placing concrete seal for caisson; concrete chute and material lock in upper part of picture. Man lock near center of cofferdam.
River Regulation Work, St. Louis Water Department. Missouri River at Howard's Bend. Pile Dike - floating pile driver driving pile with steam hammer and water jet. Kansas City Bridge Co.
Construction of the Cape Girardeau Bridge. 1927. Pouring concrete for seal of caisson Pier No. 2. Derrick boat handling door on material lock; compressor barge maintaining air pressure in caisson., Cape Girardeau 12-4-'27 Pouring Seal in #2 Cais.
Caisson for Pier No. 4 landed and sealed. Pouring concrete in bottom section of dumb-bell pier on caisson base inside cofferdam and below bed of river.