Bay Bridge's new tower starts to rise
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The new Bay Bridge tower as seen from the upper deck of the old bridge now has the third section in place on Thursday Dec 16, 2010. Ironworkers continue to work 24/7 till all four sections that make up the tower are in place.

Photo: Lance Iversen / The Chronicle

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The new Bay Bridge tower as seen from the upper deck of the old bridge now has the third section in place on Thursday Dec 16, 2010. Ironworkers continue to work 24/7 till all four sections that make up the tower are in place.
Ironworkers began lifting the fourth section of new Bay Bridge tower into place on Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. They will continue to work 24/7 till all four sections that make up the tower are in place.
Ironworkers began lifting the fourth section of tower into place on the new Bay Bridge Thursday Dec 16, 2010.
Early morning fog covers the ironworkers as they continue to work 24/7 lifting the fourth section of the new Bay Bridge tower into place Thursday Dec. 16, 2010.
Ironworkers begin lifting the fourth section of tower into place on the new Bay Bridge on Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. They continue to work 24/7 till all four sections that make up the tower are complete.
Art Roby, a foreman on the bridge project, sails on a boat beneath the new section.
Construction crews working high above San Francisco Bay hoist in place some of the 4 million pounds of steel that will make up the new tower.
Workers can be seen lifting the 101- feet and 551- ton sections of the tower into place on the new Bay Bridge today. It will reach high above the current bridge at 374-feet as seen from the Stella Lind boat in the bay near Treasure Island, Calif. on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Kat Wade / Special to the Chronicle
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