In a city of famous bridges, Parks Tacoma wants to know where its next mini-iconic bridge should go. The agency wants to ...
The new bridge will be the first built in the city since the 1950s—linking the north side of the river with popular Colwick ...
Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...
The Streicker Bridge has a main span and four approaching ramps, so-called legs. Structurally, the main span is a deck-stiffened arch and the legs are curved continuous girders supported by steel ...
Crews completed repairs weeks early on the southbound side of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which carries Interstate 471 over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Newport, Ky., allowing the highway ...
The first style, known as a “tied arch bridge,” is supported by two 300-foot curved arches that are rust colored in the commission’s renderings with deck supports below. The arches are 50 ...