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Drill, Baby, Drill! How The Largest and Most Exciting Boring Machine Will Bury a Seattle Freeway

JAMES TATE
Infrastructure, Engineering, Composite material, Iron, Urban design, Steel,
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Last day above ground for Bertha's cutterhead

Colorfulness, Circle, Symmetry, Engineering, Symbol, Nonbuilding structure,
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Last day above ground for Bertha's cutterhead

Bertha gets a facelift

Daytime, Infrastructure, Landmark, Iron, Engineering, Nonbuilding structure, Amusement park, Symmetry, Tourist attraction, Circle,
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bertha gets a facelift
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Another side of Bertha

Infrastructure, Engineering, Machine, Iron, Water transportation, Steel, Nonbuilding structure, Tourist attraction, Industry, Spoke,
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Another side of Bertha

A night out for Bertha

Engineering, Metropolis, Machine, Industry,
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A night out for Bertha
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Getting pieces from here to there

Machine, Engineering, Job, Employment, Crew, Steel, Public utility,
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Getting pieces from here to there

Is that a flying saucer?

Green, Infrastructure, Landmark, Machine, Gas, Aqua, Engineering, Iron, Amusement ride, Amusement park,
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Is that a flying saucer?
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Bertha’s cutterhead is ready for its next trip

Transport, Urban design, Engineering, Shipping container, Port, Trade, Water transportation, Machine, Cargo, Transport hub,
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Bertha’s cutterhead is ready for its next trip

Bertha’s two arms

Carmine,
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Bertha’s two arms
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Nearing completion – Building the SR 99 tunnel boring machine

Engineering, Urban design, Composite material, Mixed-use, Commercial building, Construction, Project, Steel, Building material, Aluminium,
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Nearing completion – Building the SR 99 tunnel boring machine

Soil screw conveyor

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Soil screw conveyor
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Waiting for the final piece

Engineering, Urban design,
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Waiting for the final piece

This machine has lots of teeth

Teal, Aqua, Button,
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This machine has lots of teeth
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Painted and ready to roll

Blue, Architecture, Aqua, Electric blue, Composite material, Engineering,
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Painted and ready to roll

Up, up, and away

Infrastructure, Landmark, Engineering, World, Aqua, Urban design, Composite material, Human settlement, Gas, Industry,
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Up, up, and away
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Putting a face on the SR 99 tunnel boring machine

Infrastructure, Engineering, Space, Industry, Iron, Pipe, Metal, Gas, Machine, Steel,
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Putting a face on the SR 99 tunnel boring machine

Up close and personal with the SR 99 tunnel boring machine cutterhead

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Up close and personal with the SR 99 tunnel boring machine cutterhead
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