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Camp Lejeune Cofferdam
Editor: Allison Braswell
One of the few swing bridges left in North Carolina is being replaced. In 2018, the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune area took a hit during Hurricane Florence, the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas. The 67-year-old swing bridge that carries boat traffic in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Camp Lejeune had suffered damage caused by the storm, putting the safe ... Read more
Saving America's Crumbling Bridges
Editor: Allison Braswell
Despite their importance, bridges are the most neglected components of U.S. infrastructure, especially those on local roads. The inconvenience of closures for inspections and frequency of bridge use too often results in deferred maintenance. The consequences are obvious--bridges are falling apart far faster than they are being repaired. Bridges are integral elements of America's transportation systems--and ... Read more
Historic Regional Link Re-imagined
Editor: Allison Braswell
A vision for the future of New Hampshire and Vermont's shared infrastructure has been under discussion for nearly three decades. Now, it is finally coming to life. Since June 2021, NHDOT has been leading long-awaited replacement and repurposing efforts for two deteriorating spans of the 200-year-old, 8-lane bridge that carries traffic between Hinsdale, NH and Brattleboro, VT over the Connecticut River. A new, wider single-span bri ... Read more
Big, Little Bridge at Springbrook Golf Course
Editor: Allison Braswell
A 50-year-old golf course in Naperville, IL is undergoing major renovations. One of the several tasks on their list was to replace the concrete bridge that collapsed in a creek on Hole #9 of the course, raising both safety and logistic concerns. Copenhaver Construction was selected to build the foundation for a new, steel golf cart bridge over the creek bed. Now completed, the new 60' (ft)-long bridge has a capaci ... Read more
Beavers really are "Worth A Dam"
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Located in Westerly, Rhode Island along the southern border of Newton Swamp, the Cottrell Bridge, which carries Westerly Bradford Road (Route 91) over McGowan Brook, was one of many around the state deemed structurally deficient. The replacement and upgrade of this structure was vital to ensure the safety of the surrounding wildlife habitat as well as the over 4,300 vehicles that traverse it daily. The Newton Swamp M ... Read more
Diverting Waters at Illinois River
Editor: Allison Braswell
The McClugage Bridge has been carrying over 20,000 daily commuters over the Illinois River to and from Peoria, IL for nearly 75 years. As weather, vehicle use, and salt used in snow removal have caused the bridge to deteriorate, it has finally come time to commence some long-awaited improvements. Reconstruction of the eastbound span of the bridge began in 2019. This 3-lane structure requires 22 new piers, each of which ... Read more
Biggest Infrastructure Project in the Nation
112-Year-Old Train Bridge to be Replaced
Editor: Allison Braswell
Since the construction of Portal Bridge in 1910, it has become the busiest rail line in the entire Western Hemisphere. This swing-style rail bridge that spans the Hackensack River from Kearney to Secaucus, NJ has been working on her last legs. One out of seven times the bridge opens, it fails to close properly. Operational issues like this have been the culprit ... Read more
Shrewsbury River Bridge Replacement
Editor: Allison Braswell
One of the two emergency evacuation routes in Rumson, NJ utilized in times of flooding and coastal storms is deemed unsafe for use. The Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge stretches over the Shrewsbury River between the Borough of Rumson and the Borough of Sea Bright in Monmouth County, NJ. Built in 1950, the drawbridge's structural and functional limitations do not meet today's design standards and is ... Read more
Dundalk Marine Terminal is Efficiency Bound
Editor: Allison Braswell
The 570-acre Dundalk Marine Terminal is the largest and most versatile cargo facility at the Port of Baltimore, it is also one of the top 10 busiest terminals in the nation. It is not unusual for semi-trailer truck drivers to wait for up to eight hours to pick up shipping containers that cargo ships unload onto the terminal due to the sheer volume housed on every vessel. Not only does the heavy tra ... Read more
