Fall River Bridge
Fall River, MA United States | 1996
1996
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CloseThe George P Coleman Bridge widening of the truss section was given a 24-day construction period, but the job was completed in half that 12 days. The bridge was staged on temporary towers held by barges with a floating dock in between the halves. Then, they were able to connect the halves and float the old span out and replace it with the new span. Hot-dip galvanized steel played a part in this unique installation, used in all the handrails, stairs and ladders of the new span. Because of the tight schedule, hot-dip galvanizing made sense because it is factory controlled and independent of weather and humidity requirements, allowing it to meet the schedule flawlessly.
Details
Award Class
Newly Complete
Award Sectors
Bridge & Highway
Environment
Industrial/Urban
Location
Yorktown, VA United States
Reasons for Galvanizing
Coating Durability, Corrosion Performance, Ease of Specifying, Prior HDG Experience, Sustainability
Components Galvanized
Handrails, stairs, and ladders.
Team Members
Specifier
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas Inc.
Engineer
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas Inc.
Fabricator
Robert S. Stupp Bros.
Architect
Robert S. Stupp Bros.
Other
Industrial Fabrication
Member Galvanizer(s)
AZZ Galvanizing - Chattanooga
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