Bronze Yard â11, the official standard of length for the United States between 1855 and 1892, when the Treasury Department formally adopted a metric standard. Bronze Yard â11 was forged to be an exact copy of the British Imperial Standard Yard held by Parliament.
âAbsolutely it's the way to go-every city should have a big tunnel underneath it,â said Hauser. âAlaskan Way Viaduct, which is old and ugly and dirty, and it's gonna fall down if the earth moves and it shakes any more, it's gonna fall.â.Big Bertha doesn't just drill-it installs concrete wall panels as it goes, leaving a finished tunnel behind. âThis is a work of art,â said Hauser.Alaskan Way Viaduct, which is old and ugly and dirty, and it's gonna fall down if the earth moves and it shakes any more, it's gonna fall.â. Big Bertha doesn't just drill-it installs concrete wall panels as it goes, leaving a finished tunnel behind.
17 â¢ 2003 and 2005 state allocations totaling $2.2 billion were unusually high, demonstrating strong state commitment.â¢ âLetâs face it, the main thing driving this [2005 gas tax package] is the viaduct and [520] bridgeâ¦two major thoroughfares that could fall down.8 â¢ The Viaduct has been included on every draft RTID project list. â¢ Assuming the Viaduct is included in the final RTID package, it may be eligible for a state sales tax rebate.â¢ RTID may choose to impose tolls on the Viaduct.