Wellsburg Arch Bridge, USA Project Description: The Wellsburg Bridge project completes a new bridge crossing over the Ohio River to connect the citiesof Wellsburg and Brilliant. The new bridge provides a key and reliable transportation link for northern West Virginia and eastern Ohio communities that will help foster economic growth for the region.Judges Comments This slender and elegant network arch bridge with a 250m span crosses the Ohio River. The entire span was assembled off-site and lifted into place off floating barges using 8 sets of mega-jack towers in the largest bridge float-in project ever performed in North America. The arch ribs and tie-chords are steel box sections, and the girder system comprises a concrete deck, post-tensioned in both directions to control tensile stresses, acting compositely with seven main longitudinal steel girders.
Structural Designer COWI Location Wellsburg, West Virginia and Brilliant, Ohio, USA |
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