Kern River Pipe Bridge

2013 started off as an exciting year with the fabrication and installment of a pipe bridge that measured 168′ long, 12′ wide and 12′ high, which crossed the Kern River near Gordon’s Ferry.  The project consisted of:

• Fabrication of the bridge in 3 sections; two 59-foot long sections and one 50-foot long section
• Fabrication of stainless steel containment duct to contain fluid leaks
• Fabrication of 10-inch steam lines that cross bridge
• Shipping of bridge to installation site
• Installation of 8 piping systems across the bridge (2 steam, 6 production)
• Installation of 4 CIDH piers
• Spliced bridge sections and steam lines
• Placed bridge on CIDH piers
• Installed containment duct and production lines
• Install outboard pipe supports
• 100% incident free project with over 9,000 recorded manhours