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The new Carquinez Bridge, the first new Bay Area span since 1984, will
open Nov. 15, Caltrans Director Jeff Morales announced Wednesday just before
he toured the finishing touches. It was his chance to kick the tires,
so to speak, on the suspen-sion bridge and smell the fresh "Carquinez
Red" paint, a slightly darker hue than the "International Orange" which adds
to the Golden Gate Bridge's luster. For
the full article by: Sean Holstege of the Timesstar.com click on the title. For BridgePros Project Page click here.
Third in the successful series of international bridge conferences
organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK and Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, China. Includes a unique technical visit to the Shanghai Lupu
Bridge, a steel arch bridge with a span of 530m, the longest in the world of
its kind. It will be held September 29 - October 1, 2003 in Shanghai,
China. For more information
email or call Juliet Hutchings, ICE Conferences (+44 (0) 20 7665 2318).
HONG KONG - While the the shoppers and gamblers of Macau and Hong Kong and the
governments of their two special administrative regions (SARs) are enthusiastically
embracing the idea of a massive, 29-kilometer, US$1.9 billion bridge between the two
cities and neighboring Zhuhai City, their counterparts in Guangdong are not so
enthusiastic, nor are the wharfage and harbor tycoons who stand to lose from it..For full
article from Sam Ng of the Asia Times, click on title link. For BridgePros Project Page click here.
Opened nine years before the better-known Brooklyn Bridge,
St. Louis' Eads Bridge for more than a century did yeoman's work - until age caught up
with the span that ranks among the oldest Mississippi River crossings.
More than 11 years after it was closed for repairs, the 3,563-foot national landmark
that once transfixed poet Walt Whitman marked its 129th birthday Friday as America
celebrated its own.
The bridge, which connects St. Louis to Illinois, reopened on Independence Day, though
only to pedestrians and bicyclists the first couple of days. The bridge will open to
motorists Monday.
AE Job.com is looking to place Senior Bridge Engineers, Bridge Engineers, and Bridge
Inspectors in Oregon and Idaho. Click on title link to find out more about these
jobs in one of the greatest places to live around! The Bridge Industry is really
picking up steam in the Northwest so check out these opportunities.
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Kiewit-General of Poulsbo submitted the apparent low bid of $204 million to repair and
replace the 42-year-old Hood Canal Bridge.
Bids were opened at 11 a.m. today, June 18, at the Washington State Department of
Transportation headquarters. The Kiewit-General bid appears to be within WSDOT’s
budgeted amount for the project. The department will now initiate a bid verification
process that will result in a bid award announcement within the next two weeks.
“The bid opening is the culmination of years of work,” said Ron Lewis,
project manager. “This is a major milestone for WSDOT engineers and staff, local
community leaders, resource agencies and political supporters.”
In November 1997 the Washington State Transportation Commission approved funding for
design work and public involvement efforts for replacement of the east half of the State
Route (SR) 104 Hood Canal Bridge.
The eastern half of the floating bridge was originally constructed in 1961 and is
nearing the end of its structural life. A severe marine climate, accelerating
deterioration, draw span unreliability and a desire to bring the bridge up to higher
design standards makes the east-half Hood Canal Bridge one of the Washington State
Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) highest priority bridges for replacement in
its 3,150 bridge inventory. For BridgePros Project Page click here.
The new Woodrow Wilson Bridge across the
Potomac River is a huge project that will require 6,500 workers, 140 million pounds of
steel and almost $1 billion to complete. But its engineers are worried about a much
smaller number: 1/8th of an inch. The Wilson project is particularly tricky for
three reasons, engineers say. First, it's 12 lanes wide, one of the widest drawbridges
ever built. Second, the pivot points on each side of the draw span are 270 feet apart,
making it one of the longest draw spans ever built. Finally, the support structure under
the bridge is an unusual, complicated V-shape - a difficult combination of engineering and
aesthetics. "You're at the limit of what you can do with this type of
technology," said Mike Bonin, the project's chief engineer. For full article from SUNSPOT.NET, click on title link. For BridgePros Project Page click here.
Check out the More Bridge News Center and
find out about some exciting upcoming projects including A $340 million high-rise bridge -
Alabama's largest with a 190-foot vertical clearance - arcing over the downtown tunnels,
changing the port city's skyline and the new $180 million bridge being built in
Jamaica, And Penn DOT is ranking all 126 major stone-arch bridges in a five-county region.
The top two-thirds will survive. The bottom third - 42 bridges - will be tagged for
eventual destruction. Learn how you can help decide which historic bridges should be
kept. Click on the title link to go these stories, archives and more!
The Hoover Dam Bypass Project is gaining
international attention. This week, the leaders of major construction companies from
across the country, including Europe, are in town in preparation of bidding on the massive
project. For full article from KLAS, click on title link. Also
nice video news story. For
BridgePros Project Page click here.
It was Memorial Day weekend, and millions of
Americans hit the road. For travelers on a busy stretch of Oklahoma highway, the road
suddenly disappeared. Where a bridge once stood, spanning the Arkansas River, there was a
gaping hole and a 60-foot drop. One after another, drivers were plunging into the water
below. With the help of witnesses “Dateline” revisits this deadly accident. But
that’s only the beginning of our story. As you’ll see, what seemed like a freak
accident at the time is far more common than you think. The problem isn’t what’s
going over the bridge, but under it. NBC’s Hoda Kotb reports. For full
article from MSNBC, click on title link.
The Brooklyn Bridge to the
World Celebration is being planned by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in honor of the 120th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge. The May 24, 2003 Celebration will feature special events and
activities for tourists, borough neighbors and Brooklynites, one and all. Between the
special Celebration events and all of Brooklyn’s cultural and recreational
attractions, it will offer something for everyone. A calendar of activities at Brooklyn
cultural organizations, Parks, and amusement parks across the borough, The Best of
Brooklyn Summer Fun 2003, will be available at the Celebration. The day starts in
Manhattan with the BIG Crossing and ends in Brooklyn with a grand finale in the Empire
Fulton Ferry State Park.
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information click on title link. For BridgePros project page clickhere.
C. J. Mahan
Construction Company is a heavy and highway contractor whose principal emphasis is the
construction and rehabilitation of concrete and steel bridges. Mahan has been in business
for over 20 years and operates in Ohio and adjacent states. They have a job opening for a Project Engineer. Click title
above for more information.
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Parallax
Film Production is producing a new engineering series for Discovery Channel
International. We're looking for unique engineering projects with interesting jobs
and cool technology that will be available to shoot from June 2003 to July
2004. If this sounds like your next project, we would love to hear about it! Email us
at production@parallaxfilm.com.
Bids on the largest contract in the construction of the
new Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge came in well below the state's estimate yesterday, to
the relief of highway officials who were able to declare the project on time and under
budget.
It's a remarkable turnaround from 1 1/2 years ago, when
only a single company bid on the main contract to build the bridge that carries Interstate
95 over the Potomac River. That bid, at $860 million, was almost double what the state
expected to pay. For full article from the
Baltimore Sun, click on title link. For BridgePros project page clickhere.
Bergmann Associates has performed bridge
design for well over 300 transportation projects during the past 20 years. They do
work on fixed, movable, rail, historic and pedestrian bridges. They have job opening
for both Project Managers and Bridge Designers. Click title above for more
information.
After eight years of construction, this
coastal city 60 miles south of Savannah plans plenty of fanfare to open what Chamber of
Commerce president Woody Woodside calls "one of Georgia's manmade marvels.
Officials planned to open the bridge Saturday for locals to peruse on foot, taking in the
view of the Brunswick River's placid marshes from the main span 180-feet over the water.
For full article from The Associated Press, click on title link. For
BridgePros project page clickhere.
This Cable-Stayed Bridge Project is on
schedule to be completed January 2005. (39 month construction contract). This project is
being financed privately. This project has the highest bridge piers in world. Thus the
title of the Highest Bridge in the World. The tallest will be 240 meters high. Overall
height an outstanding 336.4 meters. This project will consist of seven separate
cable-stays. BridgePros will be bringing more updates on this exciting project. For
more information visit BridgePros project
page.
The Williamsburg Bridge turns 100 this
year! There will be a grand celebration on June 22, 2003. There will be stories told
on the bridge, video of the opening, photo exhibit, walking tours, seminar on how bridges
are built and yes a cake cutting with cake for all!. Click on the link above to go
to the new Bridgepros Project Page. As more details come available we will let you
know!
On December 19, 1903, New Yorkers celebrated
the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge, the second of three steel-frame suspension bridges
to span the East River. Designed by Leffert L. Buck and Henry Hornbostel, it had taken
over seven years to complete. Built to alleviate traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge and to
provide a link between Manhattan and the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, the 1,600 foot
Williamsburg Bridge was the world's longest suspension bridge until the 1920s.
Maryland highway officials were relieved yesterday when the
lowest bid to build one of the costliest parts of the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge came in
$45 million under estimates, a sign that the massive project has not soared over budget.
Yesterday's bid went to a joint venture of California-based Granite Construction
Inc. and Corman Construction Inc. of Annapolis Junction. For full article from Katherine Shaver, of the Washington Post
click on title link. For BridgePros project page click here.
An open will take place January 30. Join Washington State
Department of Transportation and Tacoma Narrows Constructors to discuss the first phase of
construction. The open house will be held beginning at 6:45 p.m. at the Gig Harbor Civic
Center (the city council chambers), 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor Washington. The
contact for this event is Susan Reams, WSDOT TNB project communications manager, (253)
534-4646. A new fact sheet is on the BridgePros project page for this project click on the
title link for an update.
ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- Italy inched
forward Tuesday toward its goal of building the world's longest suspension bridge to link
the island of Sicily to the mainland -- a project critics say is inviting disaster.
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