Dollywood Amusement Park - The Lightning Rod

The engineer on this project is a pro-galvanizing guy. He like the aesthetics as it contrast with the lumber used.

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Location

Pigeon Forge, TN
Description

The Challenge, The Solution, The Results

Customer

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Project Size

Steel: 350 tons | HDG: 350 tons

Components

The connector plates, support beams, stabilizer beams and channel. The structural steel and rails making up the platforms

The engineer on this project is a pro-galvanizing guy. He like the aesthetics as it contrast with the lumber used. Especially after both has weathered.

He believes in the corrosion protection and the maintenance free added benefit he gets when specifying Hot Dip Galvanized material. He also mentioned he is does not have the time needed to keep up with the different paints available and the State to State regulations for the different paints. This Amusement ride billed as a "All Wooden Roller Coaster" had over 350 tons of galvanized steel.

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