1. Prize Bridges
Awards Presentation
World Steel Bridge Symposium
San Antonio, TX
November 19, 2009
NSBA / AISC

3. Prize Bridge Jury
Ralph Anderson, Illinois DOT
John Elwell, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Nancy Kennedy, Nevada DOT
Bill Wilson, Roads & Bridges

4. Major Span
Tempe Town Lake
Light Rail Bridge
Tempe, Arizona

7. • innovative use of steel pipes created a powerful and efficient
structural system
• beauty over water
• lighting makes it a piece of art

8. Tempe Town Lake Light Rail Bridge
Designer - T.Y. Lin International
Tempe, AZ
Dan Heller
Fabricator – Stinger Welding
Detailer – Stinger Welding

9. Long Span
Blennerhassett Bridge
Wood County, WV
Washington County, OH

13. • complexity on a grand scale
• utilization of network cables
was very innovative
• should make a lasting
impression over the Ohio
River

14. Blennerhassett Bridge
Designer – Michael Baker, Jr.
John Dietrick
HNTB
Ted Zoli
Fabricator – Hirschfeld Group (approaches)
Detailer – CanDraft, Inc.

15. Medium Span
Mount Si Bridge Replacement
King County, Washington

18. • this bridge matches the
beauty of its surroundings
• the work that went into
protecting the bridge from the
elements was extraordinary
and was incorporated in the
aesthetic scheme of the bridge
– they work together

19. Mount Si Bridge Replacement
Designer – Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs
Seattle, Washington
Fabricator – Jesse Engineering Company
Detailer – MKE Detailing Service

20. Short Span
Roslyn Road
Grade Crossing Elimination
Mineola, New York

23. • construction staging was
impressive, working with a
busy railroad
• a unique solution to a unique
situation
• aesthetically fits into the
neighborhood

24. Roslyn Road Grade Xing Elimination
Designer – Stantec Consulting Services
New York, NY
Eduardo Ugarte
Fabricator – Francis A. Lee Company

25. Movable Span
Hamilton Avenue Bridge
Brooklyn, New York

28. • highly skewed elements
separated this bridge from the
rest
• fabrication process was
intense, and in the end very
rewarding

29. Hamilton Avenue Bridge
Designer – Hardesty Hanover, LLP
New York, NY
Keith Griesing

30. Special Purpose
Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
Omaha, Nebraska

33. • a unique structure
• construction of a curved
bridge with straight members
added an interesting element
• a graceful and attractive
bridge created with a one-of-
a-kind approach

34. Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
Designer – HNTB Corporation
Kansas City, MO
Hans Hutton
Fabricator – DeLong’s, Inc.
Detailer – DeLong’s, Inc.

35. Reconstructed
Thurston Avenue Bridge
Ithaca, New York

38. • the great lengths that were
taken to mesh a new structure
into the historic should be
considered legendary
• bent tubular arches are a
graceful element
• an innovative solution to
fabricate arches
• color treatments were
exceptional

39. Thurston Avenue Bridge
Designer – LaBella Associates
Rochester, NY
Fabricator – BendTec, Inc.

40. Special Award
Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Bridge
Washington, DC

44. • a monumental bridge
• engineering elements amazing
• a trailblazer in the land of
leaders
• a stimulus package before there
was a need
• a visually stunning bridge that
enhances D.C. architecture

45. Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
Designer – Parsons, Baltimore
Ahmad Kashan
Fabricator/Detailer – High Steel (MD approaches)
Fabricator – Williams Bridfe (VA approaches)
Detailer – Tensor Engineering (bascule)

46. Prize Bridges
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
NSBA / AISC