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Roadbuilding
Pa. bridge becomes first in U.S. for EIT corrosion-detection system
The Coplay-Northampton Bridge replacement will be the first to use an electrically isolated tendon system to detect corrosion on post-tension tendons.
July 22, 2019
Roadbuilding
Struck twice this year, 142-year-old N.H. covered bridge closed for repairs
A 142-year-old bridge in Jackson, New Hampshire is being repaired after being closed to traffic since July 2018. Get more details here on Equipment World.
September 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
N. Dakota puts historic bridge up for adoption
The North Dakota DOT is looking for someone to adopt the historic Long X Bridge in McKenzie county. Learn more about bridge adoption programs here on Equipment World.
May 14, 2018
Roadbuilding
Repairs to 88-year-old Plattsmouth Bridge completed
Plattsmouth Bridge Commission spokesman Roger Johnson announced that repair work on the historic Plattsmouth Toll Bridge spanning the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa has been completed, The Plattsmouth Journal reports. Repairs on the 0.2-mile bridge structure, which was originally built in 1929, began in November 2017 and included the replacement of multiple gusset plates […]
February 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Fight to save and relocate Iowa’s historic Red Bridge continues
Jasper County Museum Executive Director Joe Otto wants to save the historic Red Bridge, the last truss bridge of its kind in Jasper County, Iowa, by having it relocated from Reasnor to Colfax at Quarry Springs Park. The bridge, which was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1998, was built in 1892 […]
January 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Historic Boston bridge closed temporarily due to large potholes
One of Boston’s historic bridges had to be closed due to large potholes damaging cars, according to WCBV. The closing of the North Washington Street Bridge, also known as the Charlestown Bridge, lasted about four hours October 24 and was reopened at 10 p.m. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation plans to begin work on replacing […]
October 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
Painstaking restoration of historic covered bridge in the Catskills nears completion
Beaverkill Covered Bridge, a 116-foot-long covered bridge built in Sullivan County, New York, in 1865, is getting a much-needed renovation, thanks to Friends of Beaverkill Community (FOBC), a group of residents who want to preserve the historic bridge, the Times Herald-Record reports. The bridge was put on the state historic register in 2007. Six years later, […]
November 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Indiana festival celebrates three historic bridges joined together to form one
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation held the Historic Bridges Dedication Ceremony and Festival Thursday, to celebrate the connection of three 100-year-old bridges to form one 285-foot-long bridge across the White River at Strawtown Koteewi Park and White River Campground in northern Noblesville and Cicero, Indiana. According to a report from the Current in Westfield, Hamilton County paid approximately $600,000 […]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT replaces century-old bridge, moves it 12 miles to a new home
The Oregon Department of Transportation has completed the replacement of a bridge that is more than a century old in Minam. According to a report from The Observer, after the historic 1911 Deer Creek Road Bridge was deemed not up to current requirements, ODOT and the State Historic Preservation Office worked to find it a new home. […]
October 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., undergo reconstruction
Two bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc.–the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Main Street and the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge on Spring Street—will undergo reconstruction in this month, according to a report in The Chippewa Herald. Work on the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge started June 6, and work on the Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to start June […]
June 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Truck driver causes century-old iron bridge to collapse in Indiana
A truck driver tried to cross the historic Paoli bridge in Indiana, but the weight of her vehicle was just too much for the 135-year-old bridge. WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky, reported that the bridge collapsed under the weight of Mary Lambright’s semi truck on Christmas Day. “There have been a few accidents on that bridge […]
January 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
Historic Gasconade River Bridge on Route 66 to remain closed amid Missouri budget shortfalls
In a statement released Feb. 9, the Missouri Department of Transportation says it’s planning to keep closed “indefinitely” the outer road bridge over the Gasconade River near Hazelgreen due to a lack of funding to repair the bridge or build a new one. The bridge is 90 years old and is along the historic Route 66 corridor. The […]
February 10, 2015
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