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Public Works Project Spotlight - Long Bridge Replacement

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Project Update

06/07/10

First half of the new bridge open to traffic. - photo
First half of the new bridge open to traffic.

Old bridge (in background) is still being removed while steel reinforcing (green) is being prepared for new concrete pier support. - photo
Old bridge (in background) is still being removed while steel reinforcing (green) is being prepared for new concrete pier support.

 

New bridge beams being installed. - photo
New bridge beams being installed.

New bridge beams being installed. - photo
New bridge beams being installed.

 

Rip rap at Abutment. - photo
Rip rap at Abutment. (Rip rap is rock used to armor bridge abutments, pilings and other shoreline structures against water erosion.)

 

Project Update

04/13/10

Grading roadside ditch. - photo
Grading roadside ditch.

Traffic on new portion of bridge. Relocated 12" water main attached to bridge. - photo
Traffic on new portion of bridge. Relocated 12" water main attached to bridge.

 

Demolition of remaining portion of old bridge. - photo
Demolition of remaining portion of old bridge.

 

During Project

Crews working on the west side concrete bridge deck while the material is being poured. - photo
Crews working on the west side concrete bridge deck while the material is being poured.

Crews working on the west side concrete bridge deck while the material is being poured. - photo
Crews working on the west side concrete bridge deck while the material is being poured.

 

The steel attached to the crane is the pile driving hammer, used to drive the piles. The rods in the water are a pile driving template. It is a frame used to line up the pile while it is being driven. - photo
The steel attached to the crane is the pile driving hammer, used to drive the piles. The rods in the water are a pile driving template. It is a frame used to line up the pile while it is being driven.

The steel attached to the crane is the pile driving hammer, used to drive the piles. The rods in the water are a pile driving template. It is a frame used to line up the pile while it is being driven. - photo
The steel attached to the crane is the pile driving hammer, used to drive the piles. The rods in the water are a pile driving template. It is a frame used to line up the pile while it is being driven.

 

To comply with environmental standards, a turbidity curtain, used for erosion and sediment control, is placed in the water. - photo
To comply with environmental standards, a turbidity curtain, used for erosion and sediment control, is placed in the water.

 

Before Project Start

Long Bridge - photo

Long Bridge - photo