摘要: |
It has an overall structure length of 1,888 feet and an out-out width of approximately 82 feet. It has seven reinforced-concrete arch spans, including five open-spandrel, rib-arch spans of 211 feet each, and two open-spandrel, barrel-arch spans of 131 feet each. HNTB led the project team in inspection, evaluation, scoping, and design of the major bridge rehabilitation. To assess the bridge condition and work required, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc. (WJE) completed an in-depth, hands-on inspection and testing program and developed the Third Avenue Bridge Inspection and Condition Evaluation Report. John Schmitz, project manager at Ames Construction, said that rebar was visible in many areas. "The joining point between the arches and columns were cracked in many locations with rebar deterioration resulting in section loss," he said. "The arch structures themselves also have suffered from over 100 years of weathering, resulting in approximately 90,000sf of surface repair quantities anticipated." Rehabilitation of the Third Avenue Bridge required that the updated structure comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. |