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40-foot Tall Radio Telescopes Set to Move

Twenty-three radio telescopes will begin their transport next month from the Bristlecone National Forest to the Owens Valley Radio Observatory just Southeast of Bishop. 40-foot Tall Radio Telescopes Set to Move

Each radio telescope is so large — some have a loaded height of 40 feet and weigh up to 85,000 pounds — they will need to be pieced apart into 30 different loads for transport.

The loads are as wide as 22 feet and 30-feet long.

Transport of these superloads will begin on May 6, and the project will take up to four weeks to complete.

WCS worked alongside Bigge Crane & Rigging to obtain the required oversize load/superload permits and accurately route the 30 oversize loads, including the biggest of the project — a 50,000 pound telescope transporter. Once loaded this piece weighed in at 185,000 pounds.

Various temporary trip permits were necessary to bring in the cranes to set the loads, as well as to transport them from origin to destination.

According to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, these astronomical instruments have a radio receiver and an antenna system to detect radio-frequency radiation. This technology helps astronomers understand the Universe.

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