Pre-stressed concrete is an ideal material for beam bridge construction; the concrete withstands the forces of compression well and the steel rods imbedded within resist the forces of tension.

On Aug. 17, a total of 15 of the concrete, rectangular pre-stressed beams were set. Each beam is 61 feet, three inches long. Crews continue forming and placing steel rods at the bridge over the ...

October 2022 – September 2024 Bridge inspection engineers and consultants submit requests for action (RFAs) due to safety concerns associated with steel girder and prestressed concrete (PSC) beam end ...

The bridge, part of Forbes Avenue over Frick ... Two of the final seven pre-stressed concrete I-beams will leave PennStress in Roaring Spring about 7 a.m. Thursday. They’ll arrive about three ...

The process involves using a crane to lift the 125-foot-long, 125,000-pound prestressed concrete beams into position on the bridge columns. These girders will provide the foundation for the future ...

The bridge that carries Blacktown Road (Route 2006) over Interstate 79 in Springfield Township, Mercer County is closed for repairs.

A crew from Swank Construction sets a prestressed concrete beam ... Fourteen of the beams were delivered to the bridge’s west side via two university campuses and Frick Park, while the remaining ...

PROVIDENCE – The McKee administration has given the go-ahead to a team assembled by Aetna Bridge Co. of Warwick ... hidden deterioration within the pre-stressed concrete beams This article ...

The first of the repair projects, located east of Kent on 240th Street, was approved with the winning bid from Dixon Construction of Correctionville for $900,801.25. The concrete slab bridge, named ...