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[Neil Moore <nmoore(--nospam--at)innercite.com>]

The SAGE (Surveyors, Architect, Geologists and
Engineers of El Dorado County) have a task to help the California
Department of Forestry relocate a 74 year old PCS lookout tower from its
present location to the local fairgrounds.   We have been
searching for drawings (and possibly calculations) for this type of
tower.  These towers were apparently forerunners of the Aeromotor
towers which are fairly common compared to the PCS towers.  The
tower is approximately 106 feet high with a 7x7 room above 
that.

PCS refers to Pacific Coast Steel, which was located in South San
Francisco in 1915, which I believe became Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel
Corporation later on.

As I write this little request for information, I am searching Google for
information on Pacific Coast Steel and find that PCS and John A.
Robeling?s Son?s built the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.  I know that this
tower has guy wires, so it might have also been a galloping
gertie!

Anyway, any information on these forest service lookout towers would be
appreciated.

Neil Moore, S.E.
Member, Structural Committee
SAGE