January 2015 North Abutment MSE Wall
January 2014 Looking North at Abutment B-3
January 2015 Post and Panel Retaining Wall
November 2013 Park and Ride
November 2013 Looking North from causeway
November 2013 Bridge deck looking South
November 2013 Bridge deck looking North
October 2013 Park and Ride
October 2013 Looking South along causeway
October 2013 Completed abutment
October 2013 Bridge deck looking South
August 2013 Completed deck railing and fence looking North
July 2013 Completed roadway and bridge looking North
May 2013 New River at 4-foot depth
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Location
Narrows, Virginia
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Duration
December 2010 – November 2013
The Route 61 Bridge Replacement project involved replacing a 1,200-foot bridge over the New River and Route 460 with a wider, jointless bridge for the Virginia Department of Transportation. The replacement bridge was built on drilled shaft foundations, cast-in-place concrete substructure and pre-stressed concrete girders.
Key Challenges & Project Details
- Bridge deck: 6,087 CY
- Concrete: 6,050 CY
- Reinforcing steel: 796,909 lbs
- Drainage pipe: 1,072 LF
- Asphalt paving: 1,260 tons
- Design-build project
- Phased construction to maintain two-way traffic was maintained at all times.
- Per Virginia Department of Transportation specifications, grooving services were incorporated into the project scope of work.
Project Fun Facts
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Special electrical plugs on the bridge lighting are designed to work with Narrow’s Christmas decorations.
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Each of the 140,000-pound girders had to be transported over 350 miles; taking two to three days to travel from Hampton Roads, VA.
Project Recognition
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2017 – Engineering Excellence Merit Award – American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia (ACEC)
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2016 – Transportation Engineering Award, Projects Larger than $10 Million, Design Build - Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA)