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NSBA Recognizes Eight Top Bridges--and One
Remarkable DOT--for 2024
January 31, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHICAGO - Innovation abounds in the steel bridge
industry, but eight recent bridges rise above
the rest.
The American Institute of Steel Construction and
the National Steel Bridge Alliance are
recognizing these eight bridges with 2024 Prize
Bridge Awards--the structural steel
industry’s highest design honor for bridges.
"Steel bridges have connected American
communities for centuries," said NSBA Senior
Director for Market Development Jeff Carlson,
PE. "This year’s Prize Bridge Award winners
continue that proud tradition and showcase the
innovation--at all scales, from showcase bridges
to local lifelines--that will keep Americans
moving for centuries to come."
This year, NSBA debuted a brand-new award that
recognizes the driving force behind
extraordinary bridges: extraordinary owners,
whose vision and dedication to the public keep
America moving.
The inaugural Owner of the Year award
goes to the Texas Department of
Transportation. "TxDOT isn't just
implementing best practices for designing and
building steel bridges--it is defining how an
owner can maximize the potential of steel,"
Carlson said. "Recent projects like the
remarkably economical Brazos River Bridge
demonstrate how TxDOT's longstanding investment
in steel bridge research is paying dividends for
Texans, today and tomorrow."
There is one remaining 2024 Prize Bridge Award
to present: the Bridge of the Year. The
finalists are indicated below; the teams behind
those bridges will present to the industry at
the World
Steel Bridge Symposium at NASCC: The Steel
Conference on Wednesday, March 20.
Conference participants will select the winner
live!
Without further ado, here are the 2024
recipients of the National Steel Bridge Alliance
Prize Bridge Awards. Press
photos are available for download here.
MAJOR SPAN: ONE OR MORE SPANS EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN 300 FT
NATIONAL: The
New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge,
Washington (Bridge of the Year
finalist). The designers chose Grade 70
steel to provide extra strength where it was
needed between the arches while maintaining a
consistent structure depth.
Owner: District
of Columbia Department of Transportation,
Washington
General contractor/erector: South Capitol
Bridgebuilders (SCB), joint venture of Archer
Western and Granite Construction, Washington
Structural engineer: AECOM, Glen Allen,
Va.
Lead bridge architect: BEAM Architects,
Bridgport, U.K.
Erection and construction engineer: McNary,
Bergeron & Johannesen, Hartford, Conn.
General engineering consultant: HNTB,
Arlington, Va.
Steel team:
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Fabricator: Veritas
Steel LLC, Eau Claire, Wis. *AISC full
member; AISC-Certified fabricator*
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Detailer: Tensor
Engineering, Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. *AISC
associate member*
MERIT: Long
Beach International Gateway Bridge, Port of Long
Beach, Calif. Steel provided a
lightweight superstructure for an economical and
innovative approach to seismic design.
Owner: California
Department of Transportation, Sacramento, Calif.
Owner’s representative: Port of Long
Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
General contractor/erector: SFI
(Shimmick/FCC/Impregilo) JV, Irvine, Calif.
Structural engineer: Arup, New York
Steel fabricator: Stinger Bridge & Iron,
Coolidge, Ariz. *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator and erector*
MEDIUM SPAN: LONGEST SPAN EQUAL TO OR GREATER
THAN 140 FT BUT LESS THAN 300 FT
NATIONAL: I-94
2nd Avenue Bridge Network Tied Arch, Detroit (Bridge
of the Year finalist). This is the first
unbraced, skewed network-tied arch bridge!
Owner: Michigan
Department of Transportation, Lansing, Mich.
General contractor: Z Contractors, Shelby
Township, Mich.
Structural engineer: HDR, Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Erection engineer: Janssen & Spaans
Engineering, Indianapolis
Independent peer review: Parsons, Chicago
Steel fabricator/detailer: Veritas Steel
LLC, Lisle, Ill. *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator*
MERIT: Rt.
34B over Salmon Creek Bridge Replacement,
Lansing, N.Y. The new bridge
keeps the aesthetic spirit of the historic
bridge it replaced but takes advantage of modern
50-ksi weathering steel for an expected
century-long service life.
Owner/structural engineer: New
York State Department of Transportation, Albany,
N.Y.
General contractor: Tioga Construction
Company, Herkimer, N.Y.
Steel team:
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Fabricator: Canam-Bridges,
Claremont, N.Y. *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator*
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Detailer: DBM
Vircon, Phoenix *AISC associate member*
SHORT SPAN: NO SINGLE SPAN GREATER THAN 140 FT
NATIONAL: Grand
Forks County Prefabricated Bridge, Northwood,
N.D. The project team took full
advantage of offsite fabrication to cut down on
construction time in the bitter cold of a North
Dakota winter.
Owner’s representative: Grand
Forks County, Grand Forks, N.D.
General contractor: Industrial Builders
Inc, West Fargo, N.D.
Structural engineer: KLJ Engineering,
Grafton, N.D.
Fabricator/detailer/erector: TrueNorth
Steel, Fargo, N.D. *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator*
MERIT: SR32
Bridge over Stony Creek, Noblesville, Ind. This
bridge is part infrastructure project, part
research collaboration.
Owner: Indiana
Department of Transportation, Indianapolis
General contractor: HIS Constructors,
Inc., Indianapolis
Structural engineer: HNTB Corporation,
Kansas City, Mo.
Consultants: University of Notre Dame,
South Bend, Ind.; Nucor, Boise, Idaho
Steel team:
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Fabrication team: Infra-Metals/Delta
Steel, Houston *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator*; Kard Bridge
Products, Minster, Ohio *AISC full
member, AISC-Certified fabricator*
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Detailer: V&S
Galvanizing, Columbus, Ohio *AISC
associate member*
SPECIAL PURPOSE
NATIONAL: SeaTac
IAF Pedestrian Walkway, Seattle (Bridge
of the Year finalist). A massive 700-ft-long
bridge carries arriving passengers over an
active taxiway--a memorable welcome.
Owner: Port
of Seattle, SeaTac, Wash.
General contractor: Clark Construction,
Seattle
Structural engineer: KPFF, Seattle
Steel fabricators: Thompson Metal Fab,
Vancouver, Wash. *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator*; Jesse
Engineering, Tacoma, Wash. *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator*; Transco
Industries, Portland, Ore. *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator*
MERIT: South
Bayfront Pedestrian Bridge and Horton Landing
Park, Emeryville, Calif. A
single, striking red arch supports a neẇ local
landmark.
Owner: City
of Emeryville, Emeryville, Calif.
General contractor: Ghilotti
Construction, Inc., Santa Rosa, Calif.
Structural engineer: Biggs Cardosa
Associates, Inc., San Francisco
Steel team:
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Fabricator/detailer: Steel
Girder LLC dba Stinger Bridge and Iron,
Coolidge, Ariz. *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator and erector*
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Bender-roller: Albina
Co. Inc., Tualatin, Ore. *AISC associate
member*
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Erector: Stinger
Bridge & Iron *AISC full member;
AISC-Certified fabricator and erector*
REHABILITATION
No award presented for 2024.
2024 PRIZE BRIDGE JURY
AISC and NSBA would like to thank this year’s
judges for their time and dedication:
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Jim Nelson, PE, Bridge Engineer, Iowa
Department of Transportation
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Deanna Nevling, PE, PhD, Senior Bridge
Engineer, HDR
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Natalie McCombs, SE, PE, Associate Fellow,
HNTB
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Tom Murphy, SE, PE, PhD, Senior Vice
President, Modjeski and Masters
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Brian Witte, Vice President, Construction
Engineering, Parsons Corporation
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