The Grist Mill Bridge, a 75-ft single span bridge in Hampden, Maine, is the first in the nation to use composite tub girders with no concrete reinforcement in the superstructure.

Introduction to design and behavior of short and medium span bridges. Topics include aesthetics, preliminary design and layout, design of prestresses and plate girders bridges, deck design, foundation ...

Within the next week or two, the girders that will support the 310-foot, single-span bridge across Pfeiffer Canyon will be delivered, assembled, then launched via rollers, from one abutment to the ...

The $50-million I-91 Rockingham Bridge project will replace two aging steel truss bridges with a four-span spliced precast concrete girder structure—a first in Vermont.

Brian Krul, a project manager for TranSystems, said Wednesday that the multi-girder design was selected as the best option by 54% of residents living in the neighborhoods near the Kahkwa Bridge ...

The John James Audubon Bridge, a cable-stay span in Louisiana.. Each 0.6-inch-diameter post-tensioned steel strand gets strung and stressed individually now, giving each strand a similar strength ...

One promising technique for the seismic design of highway bridges with steel superstructures is to dissipate energy through the inelastic deformation of the end cross frames. These so-called ductile ...

A beam or "girder" bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive kind of bridge. According to Craig Finley of Finley/McNary Engineering, ... As a result, beam bridges rarely span more than 250 feet.

During the debate over the bridge design, Brown argued that Oakland and the East Bay deserved a span they could point to, or speed across, with pride. The popularity of the yet-to-be-finished ...

Recycled components of the iconic bridge — opened in December 1955 and demolished in 2019 — will help rehab two upstate spans. Deck panels from the Tappan Zee Bridge are included in plans for ...

Within the next week or two, the girders that will support the 310-foot, single-span bridge across Pfeiffer Canyon will be delivered, assembled, then launched via […] Skip to content All Sections ...