Pacific Bridge Company

37°46′39″N 122°15′16″W / 37.77752°N 122.25436°W / 37.77752; -122.25436 Pacific Bridge Company was a large engineering and construction company. During World War II, Pacific Bridge Company of Alameda, California was selected to build US Navy Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARD) a type of Auxiliary floating drydock and Type B ship barges.[1]

Pacific Bridge Company
Industry
Founded1869; 155 years ago (1869)
FounderWilliam Henry Gorrill
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon and Alameda, California
Key people
  • William Henry Gorrill
  • Gorill Swigert
  • Charles F. Swigert
  • William Swigert
  • H. C. Campbell
  • Philip Hart
ProductsBridges, ships and barges
ServicesIron and Steel Construction
Charles F. Swigert 1913, President of The Pacific Bridge Company for over 40 years
Pacific Bridge Company's USS ARD-1 under tow by USS Bridge 28 October 1934.
  1. ^ US Navy USS Arco