Infrastructure projects of the US

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A place to post infrastructure projects taking place outside of Boston/New England.

Some notable projects:

Don Welge Memorial Bridge

New link across the Mississippi between Illinois and Missouri.

Mobile River Bridge

New bridge over the Mobile river in Mobile AL.

Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge

Located on the ship channel in Houston.

Us 181 Harbor Bridge

Located in Corpus Christi Texas.

Burnside Bridge Replacement

Located on the Willamette river in Portland OR.

I-5 Bridge replacement

Columbia river, Oregon.

Brent Spence Bridge

Lexington, KY.


A couple new truss bridges which you dont see as often as you used to. Nice to see some color as well.

Spottsville Bridge

Spottsville, KY

Smithland Bridge

Smithland, KY.

 

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Gordie Howe International Bridge progress as of yesterday December 29:

https://www.detroitnews.com/picture...struction-detroit-windsor-canada/72060323007/

 

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The truss bridges are a nice historical nod, and the blue is a fun and playful touch (something seriously lacking in most bridge replacement or new construction these days).

 

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I-5 Bridge replacement

Columbia river, Oregon.

Spottsville Bridge

Spottsville, KY

Smithland Bridge

Smithland, KY.

Man, I love truss bridges, new or old. They have such an industrial, historical character. These new ones are fantastic.

 

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Gordie Howe International Bridge progress as of yesterday December 29:

https://www.detroitnews.com/picture...struction-detroit-windsor-canada/72060323007/

These pictures are cool.

 

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Another beautiful tied arch bridge goes up

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Engineering award presented for new Ohio River bridge​

“WELLSBURG — The American Council of Engineering Companies has presented its Diamond Award to the new Ohio River span linking Wellsburg and Brilliant.


The honor was shared by the West Virginia Department of Transportation and COWI, the New York design consultant behind the bridge, which was built by Flatiron Construction.

Accepting it at the council’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala in New York on April 13 were Jimmy Wriston, West Virginia’s secretary of transportation; and Deputy Secretary Alanna Keller.

“West Virginia has arrived. We’re on a roll. Alanna and I couldn’t be more proud to have accepted this award,” said Wriston, who had joined Gov. Jim Justice for the bridge’s grand opening on Sept. 21.

He noted COWI and Flatiron made the decision to build the 830-foot main span of the 1.800-foot bridge on the shore of the river, in a construction yard near the Brooke County Pioneer Trail and Wellsburg’s south end.


From there, it was floated down the river on April 21, 2021, and the 4,100-ton segment was lifted, using hydraulic jacks, onto piers standing about 80 feet above.

The maneuver was witnessed by many people on both sides of the river, including spectators at the Wellsburg Wharf and Brilliant area residents who gathered near its future abutment at Third and Cleaver streets.

But even more area residents turned out on Sept. 21 to cross the completed span by foot and observe two ribbon cutting ceremonies involving state and local officials…

“The structure was decades and decades in the making. When Gov. Justice cut the ribbon, it was like an explosion of celebration,” said Wriston.

The cost of the $131 million project was divided 65-35 by the West Virginia and Ohio departments of transportation, respectively, with federal dollars awarded to the two states also contributing to its expense.

The project was named a priority by the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission, which commissioned a 2000 study showing the need for a new span, citing the advancing ages of the Fort Steuben and Market Street bridges...”

https://www.heraldstaronline.com/ne...ng-award-presented-for-new-ohio-river-bridge/

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