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From: hillfolk@foothill.net (Charlie Gabri)
Subject: No Hands Update Ws official X-post'd
>From: WS100Sec@aol.com
>Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 01:03:47 -0400
>To: IUS-L@AMERICAN.EDU
>Subject: No Hands Update Ws official X-post'd
>Sender: owner-ius-l@AMERICAN.EDU
>
>May 6, 1996
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>Thomas Aiken
>Department of the Interior
>Bureau of Reclamation
>North-Central California Area Office
>7794 Folsom Dam Road
>Folsom, CA 95630-1799
>
>Dear Mr. Aiken
>
> Attached is a report from Neil Moore and Associates, Structural Engineers
>who have attempted to bring some analysis to the data the Bureau has gathered
>on the status of No Hands Bridge over the past 27 years. This report was
>completed at the request of the Western States Endurance Run Foundation and
>the Western States Trail Foundation who use No Hands Bridge for events which
>have taken place on this bridge since 1977 and 1955, respectively.
>
> The analysis by Mr. Moore has relied on the 1969 report since the data from
>that survey indicates clearly the condition of the footing in question.
> Subsequent surveys indicate that the scouring under the unsupported
>foundation blocks has begun to silt up and a clear view of the remaining
>support is not available.
>
> Mr. Moore's analysis confirms our contention that the bridge is able to
>support itself. However, his analysis indicates a safety factor of 1.04,
>which if the assumptions proved to be correct, indicates that the bridge
>remains in danger of overturning failure from catastrophic climatic or
>seismic events.
>
> Given that the goal of the Western States Trail organizations is two fold,
>getting the bridge permanently repaired and getting access over the bridge
>by the date of the 100 Mile Run on June 29th we have decided that the most
>expedient measure to satisfy both the Bureau's concerns and ours is to pursue
>stabilizing the bridge as suggested by Mr. Moore.
>
> We have engaged the services of Joseph Kaplan, Inc. Contractors of San
>Francisco to estimate the cost of installing the cable stabilization measures
>suggested in the report. The cost of this installation will surely overrun
>the financial abilities of our organizations who have each contributed $5000,
>and the constituency that has donated to the repair effort. We have
>approximately $30,000 pledged towards the repairs. The telephone company is
>also very interested in securing the stability of the structure for their
>cables. While we have been fortunate to get the services of Western States
>runner, Neil Moore, to produce the attached analysis and ongoing design, our
>reservoir of volunteer and donated help is not unlimited. We intend to
>broadcast the design to our constituency and friends in hope that needed
>materials and talent will become available. This will help not only
>ourselves, but the Department of the Interior solve a problem brought about
>by factors existing since 1969, of which we were not made aware and on which
>the department took no action, until it has now become a major problem.
>
> We look to the Bureau of Reclamation to provide whatever measures are needed
>to bring No Hands Bridge back to a state of repair that we can use it this
>year for our events. To that end we request that a meeting be set the
>afternoon of May 16, 1996 with members of the Western States Trail run and
>ride and Bureau staff with the intent of securing the immediate stabilization
>of the bridge and planning for the footing repair later this summer.
>
> Please contact me at 916-323-0977 or Antonio Rossmann at 415-861-1401 at
>your earliest convenience to schedule this meeting.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>Thomas Winter, Restoration Architect
>Secretary,
>Western States Endurance Run Foundation
>WS100@aol.com
>
>
>
>
>cc. Roger Patterson, Regional Director, Department of the Interior
> David Nawi, Regional Council, Department of the Interior
> John Garamendi, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior
> Hon. John Doolittle
> Senator Barbara Boxer
>
>
--ole slow charlie(chuck) Lonesome Coyote Ranch, Foresthill Ca
hillfolk@foothill.net(KD6RRX)
ALSO CONTACT THE WSTF, 701 HIGH STREET, #228c, AUBURN, CA 95603
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