Gateway Arch - The building of and facts you may not know

[Snattlerake]

1962 through 1965, 13 men were supposed to die building this arch but none did. The arch is just as wide as it is tall 630 feet. It was designed to sway 18 inches with 150 mph wind. To get to fit the final section, they had to cool the side getting sunlight with water pumped from the ground to cool it off so they could push the two ends apart.









Well, crap, we missed! Gotta start all over.

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/facts-about-st-louis-gateway-arch

 

[Timmy59]

Father in law was one of those 13.

 

[Snattlerake]

Father in law was one of those 13.

That didn't die?

 

[AKguy1985]

I have been up in it. Those little cars you take to the top are not for the claustrophobic.

 

[xseler]

I have been up in it. Those little cars you take to the top are not for the claustrophobic.

Reminded me of a large commercial clothes dryer drum!



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[AKguy1985]

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Reminded me of a large commercial clothes dryer drum!



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IT DOES!!!!

 

[thor447]

I have been up in it. Those little cars you take to the top are not for the claustrophobic.

Agreed, they weren’t built for people my size in mind!