Manhattan Bridge Rehabilitation
New York, NY
Described as the Workhorse of the East River Span, the Manhattan Bridge opened its roadway nearly a century ago and was showing immense wear and tear. The New York City Department of Transportation launched a rehabilitation program in the early 1980s and the program is expected to be finished in 2013. Incorporating thousands of tons of steel, the bridge’s four stiffening trusses have been reinforced, the decking and bearings have been replaced, and the main cables have been re-anchored. Due to steel’s strength and force, the Manhattan Bridge is once again ready to ferry its daily 80,000 vehicles and 320,000 mass-transit travelers well into the future.
Owner: New York City Department of Transportation New York, NY
Designer and Structural Engineer: Weidlinger Associates New York, NY
General Contractor: Koch Skanska, Inc. Carteret, NJ
Structural Steel Fabricator: American Bridge Manufacturing Coraopolis, PA
Structural Steel Erectors: Northeast Structural Steel Mt. Vernon, NY; Koch Skanska Carteret, NJ
Miscellaneous, Architectural, and Ornamental Metal Erectors: Northeast Structural Steel Mt. Vernon, NY; Koch Skanska Carteret, NJ
