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Once the Red Hawk diner was completed at the Kullman Industries factory
in Lebanon, N.J., it was literally ready to roll. Transported in five
pieces, the diner made its way on a 69.7-mile journey to campus. Two three-hour
trips were all it took to get the pieces to their final destination behind
the Student Center. The first day two pieces were delivered and staged.
The remaining three pieces came the following day.
Tom Myers, rigging manager, was responsible for the transportation of
the diner. A 24-year veteran with Kullman, Myers said it took a crew of
seven approximately 10 hours to assemble the Red Hawk Diner. The biggest
challenge, he said, with all projects of this kind is making sure the
process goes smoothly and safely. And the challenge was met successfully
for the Red Hawk Diner. "All you need is good people and you can
set any building fairly easily," he said.
The five-piece, 119-seat Red Hawk Diner may have been a piece of cake
for Myers, who estimates he has built more than 60 diners, including a
15-piece, 400-seat diner in South Jersey.
How it got from there to here
If you ever want to retrace the route the diner took from Lebanon to
campus, here it is. We, however, suggest going to the diner for a burger
and fries instead!
From the Kullman Industries plant in Lebanon, the diner convoy headed
west on Rte. 22 to Cokesbury Road. From there it took Rte. 78 east to
Rte. 287 north to Rte. 511 (Parsippany Road) south to Rte. 10 (Mount Pleasant
Avenue) east. The convoy then headed north on Rte. 636 (Pleasant Valley
Way) and then made a right onto Bloomfield Ave. heading east to Grove
Street, turning west on Mt. Hebron to Valley Road to Normal Ave.
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