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Tour Of i De Culvert PAGE 18-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1972 Staff Photos by Only a little over an hour, the 1.8 mile trip comes to an end as the culvert's destination is reached. 20 tons of steel, 64 feet in length, the box culvert receives a final inspection prior to its trip just east of the McHenry Market Place. A payloader machine is used on 4? each end of the culvert to haul the 13% feet high monster. Construction of the box culvert took 7 days, as 2500 bolts were used to assemble the 6x8 feet sheets of steel. Wayne Gaylord King of the Roaf with a police escort and field superintendent Dick Doherty on upper right of the payloader, the monster makes its way to the construction site. De Phil Doherty, superintendent at the McHenry Sand & Gravel west pit checks the safety of the chaty tie-dp. Looking on is field foreman Mickey Doherty. \ It's a slow journey, with one way traffic, as McHenry police and a construction crew escort the culvert along Rt. 120 last Friday J#*" morning. There were no mishaps during the trip which began at the west pit on Sherman Hill and ended near the Market Place. m wmmm*,--' The 20 ton box culvert reaches its grave site and the Lakeland, consist of a blacktop road with a gravel base, passing over the braving the cold weather, starts the burial. Boone creek will be buried culvert. This photo was taken from the Rte. 120 bridge that diverted to pass through the culvert and a detour road will be the spans Boone creek, and after completion of the detour, the bridge next step in the process of widening Rte. 120. The detour will will be widened to handle four lane traffic. The updated bridge will also have a walkway on its north side to handle pedestrians. It is Upon completion off the bridge, the detour road will be removed felt the detour will speed up the widening of the bridge and will pay and the huge culvert, having performed its task, will make a off in the long run. Also, without the detour, it would be necessary return trip to the McHenry Sand & Gravel west pit. for one way traffic in an area that already has its traffic problems.