Project Portfolio--Bridge Beams, Deck Panels, Railroad loading and large box culverts

railroad bridge
flooded railroad bridge

MILE LONG BRIDGE

Cairo, Illinois

Project Team
• Owner: Canadian National Railroad—Edmonton, Canada
• Engineer:  Canadian National Railroad—Edmonton, Canada
• Contractor: Hill Brothers Construction Co.

Details
• Product: Box Girders
• Installation Date:  2004
• Other:  E-90 Loading

Description
ECC’s role in the creation of this impressive structure was to manufacture and deliver 158 heavily stressed double box girder beams designed for E-90 (heavy rail) loading.  This project is just one of many that we have completed for the CN in the past years.

South bend project
south bend project 2

SOUTH BEND 82.2

Near Stillwell, Indiana

Project Team
• Owner: Canadian National Railroad—Edmonton, Canada
• Engineer:  ESCA Consultants—Urbana, Illinois
• Contractor: Lunda Construction Company—Chicago, Illinois

Details
• Product: Precast/Prestressed Double Voided Box Beams
• Installation Date:  2006
• Other:  Beams Measure 36” Deep x 36’ Long; Precast Backwalls

Description
This bridge was a replacement of an existing timber structure.  To minimize down-time, the substructure was constructed underneath the existing bridge.  There was just an eight hour shut down of the track to set the precast beams and backwalls.

Route 67 bridge #A7303
Route 67 bridge

MODOT ROUTE 67—BRIDGE #A7303

Wayne County (South of Greenville), Missouri

Project Team
• Owner: MODOT
• Engineer:  MODOT
• Contractor: Robertson Contractors—Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Details
• Product: Bulb-T Girders
• Installation Date:  2007
• Other:  Max. 72” Tall x 128’ Long; Approximate Weight 52 tons; Bridge is 900’ overall

Description
Located in southern Missouri, the expansion of Route 67 from 2 lanes to 4 from Fredericktown down to the Arkansas border required that the existing 2-lane steel Greenville Bridge across a north branch of Wappapello Lake be replaced.  ECC supplied prestressed girders for the majority of the 900’ long bridge; the remaining spans used steel girders.

Route 67 Bridge
Route 30/47 Bridge

MODOT ROUTE 67—BRIDGE #A7303

Butler County, Missouri

Project Team
• Owner: MODOT
• Engineer:  MODOT
• Contractor: Robertson Contractors—Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Details
• Product: Bulb-T Girders
• Installation Date:  2006-2007
• Other:  45” & 72" Tall x 102’-128" Long

Description
Another part of the expansion of Route 67 from 2 lanes to 4 from Fredericktown down to the Arkansas border in Southern Missouri, this bridge crosses the Black River near Poplar Bluff. ECC also supplied the deck panels for this project.