Q: How do you move a 3.5 million-pound bridge?
A: One inch at a time.
For the new Larpenteur Ave. Bridge over I-35E north of St. Paul, Minn., MnDOT used an innovative slide-in-bridge-construction
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St. Paul, MN: Sliding the Larpenteur Avenue Bridge Into Place
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014Washoe County, NV: Constructing I-580’s Galena Bridge
Monday, July 14th, 2014
The I-580 freeway extension between Reno and Carson City opened in late August 2012. This time lapse video shows construction of the freeway’s showcase bridge, the Galena Creek Bridge.
View this complete post...Denver, CO: Repairing the Pecos Street Bridge Over I-80 (Time Lapse)
Friday, July 11th, 2014
Colorado DOT reconstructs the Pecos Street Bridge over I-70 outside of Denver. This 60-second time lapse video makes it look easy!
View this complete post...Virginia DOT: Restoring the I-95 Bridges
Monday, July 7th, 2014
VDOT project manager Scott Fisher talks about the I-95 Bridges Restoration Project that took place in Richmond, Va.
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Missouri DOT: Take a Ride on the “Snooper”
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Missouri Department of Transportation provides a lending hand to the Army Corps of Engineers at Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO. The MoDOT bridge inspection crew gave the Corps a lift in one of MoDOT’s under bridge inspection units allowing them to inspect dam. This video provides a first person view of what a ride in an under bridge inspection unit to inspect underneath bridges looks like. Enjoy the ride!
View this complete post...Madison, WI: Installing 270,000-Pound Bridge Beams
Friday, June 6th, 2014
At more than 100 feet long, 14 feet wide and weighing approximately 270,000 pounds, one of the new straddle bent bridge beams arrived to the Verona Road (US 18/151) construction site in Madison, Wisconsin.
View this complete post...Cleveland, OH: Voinovich Bridge Construction Aiming for Maximum Sustainability
Monday, June 2nd, 2014
Cleveland’s George V. Voinovich Bridge team is leading the way in sustainable construction practices. The project team is using the FHWA INVEST tool to gauge its environmental impact during the project. During construction of the eastbound bridge, the team hopes to reach “Platinum” status – the highest level achievable!
View this complete post...McHenry, IL: Rebuilding the Charles J. Miller Bridge
Friday, May 16th, 2014
The Charles J. Miller Road Bridge was first built in 1988 by the McHenry County Division of Transportation. To provide for current and future traffic demand along Miller Road, a second bridge was proposed. The new bridge, built north of the current bridge, was completed in 2013. Taking one year to complete, watch its construction from start to finish in 2.5 minutes.
View this complete post...Infographic: Infrastructure Week 2014
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014Brigham City, UT: Taking Down a Bridge the Old-Fashioned Way
Thursday, May 8th, 2014
This time lapse shows the 1100 South and I-15 Bridge in Brigham City, Utah being demolished the old-fashioned way: no explosives, just lots of manpower and machines pulling it apart piece by piece.
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