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Texas Creek Bridge Installation at Christina Lake

November 26th, 2012 7 Images
The new steel bridge at Texas Creek in Christina Lake. Photo courtesy of Roland Krueger.
Members of the 39 Combat Engineer Regiment Squadron of Trail walk across Texas Creek while installing the concrete blocks for the bridge to sit on. Photo Erin Perkins.
By using tripods and pulleys, the engineer regiment members learn valuable skills about bridge building without the use of machines. Photo Erin Perkins.
Roland Krueger, honorary lieutenant colonel of the 39 Combat Engineer Regiment levels off one of the concrete blocks. Krueger lives in Christina Lake, close to Texas Creek. Photo Erin Perkins.
The regiment built and lifted all the bridge supports using their strength and their knowledge of ropes, knots and physics. Photo Erin Perkins.
This concrete block was lifted across Texas Creek with only a metal cable, pulleys, tripods made of logs and ingenuity. Photo Erin Perkins.
The concrete block travelling across Texas Creek. Photo courtesy of Roland Krueger.

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