Bergen County Bridge
Fairlawn/Patterson, NJ United States | 2009
2009
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Goshen, VA United States | 2002
2002
Listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places - at a length of 260?? feet - Goshen Bridge is the only metal truss bridge of its size in the Staunton District and was completed in June 1891. After over a century of service, however, the bridge was sorely in need of complete rehabilitation or replacement.
Over 300 tons of fabricated and rolled steel were disassembled and then blast-cleaned to remove more than 100 years of rust.
Restoring the single-lane structure made sense for a number of reasons, including the desire to preserve architectural elements of the past such as its structural design, steel members, and erection methods. Additionally, the economic benefit reaped by rehabilitating such a bridge near its end of life by hot-dip galvanizing the structural steel was attractive to the state of Virginia.
Over 300 tons of fabricated and rolled steel were disassembled and then blast-cleaned to remove more than 100 years of rust. These steel pieces were then carefully put through the galvanizing process, first immersed in cleaning solutions and then a molten zinc bath. The entire sequence took just a matter of days and the freshly-galvanized steel was ready for reassembly at its original site. This majestic bridge is now protected from corrosion for a lifetime, serving the public as the grand bridge it is, first envisioned by its designers over a century ago.
Details
Award Class
Newly Complete
Award Sectors
Bridge & Highway
Environment
Suburban
Location
Goshen, VA United States
Reasons for Galvanizing
Corrosion Performance
Components Galvanized
Entire structure.
Tonnage/Size
Steel: 300
HDG: 300
Team Members
Specifier
Clande Nadier, George Glendenin
VDOT
Fabricator
Structural Steel Products Co.
Engineer
FHWA, VDOT
Member Galvanizer(s)
Galvan Industries, Inc.
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