ABCD AWARDS PROGRAM

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Past winners of ABCD awards include:

2009 Winner

 

 

2008 Winner

 

Port Columbus Taxiway Bridge

 

                                                              Owner – Columbus Regional Airport Authority
                                                              Contractor – C.J. Mahan Construction Company

                                                              Engineer – RW Armstrong

 

 

                                                               The single, 191-foot clear span was designed to carry a Group V aircraft

                                                               weighing 900,000 lbs.  The bridge superstructure consists of a post-tensioned,

                                                                integral concrete frame with a slim mid-span deoth of only 5-feet.

 

                                                                This bridge is a fine example of the context sensitive design.  the complex design

                                                                combined with the fine aesthetics provided a visually appealing structure.

 

 

 

 

2007 Winners

 

 

                                                                    Thomas A. Edison (S.R. 2) Bridge over Sandusky Bay

                                                            

 

                                                              Owner – Ohio Department of Transportation, District 3
                                                              Contractor – The Great Lakes Construction Company

                                                              Engineer – Parsons Brinckeroff

 

                                                              The rehabilitation of these twin, 23-span, 2048-foot long, widened

                                                              prestressed I-girder bridges beat the project construction schedule

                                                              and was awarded an ODOT QC/QA incentive.

 

 

 

                                                                                    High-Main Street Bridge - - Hamilton, Ohio

                                                                                                       

 

    

                                                                                            Owner – Ohio Department of Transportation, District 8
                                                                                            Contractor – Kokosing Construction Company

                                                                                            Engineer – Burgess & Niple, Inc.

                                                                                                                    

                                                                                            This 5-span, 550-foot long, variable depth, spliced

                                                                                            pre/post-tensioned concrete girders reflect the appearance

                                                                                            of a concrete arch. It’s ornate aesthetic detail blend well

                                                                                            with the adjacent architecture. 

                                                                                       

                                                                         Veterans' Glass City Skyway  Bridge over the Maumee River                                

                                                                                                         

                                                                                     

                                                                                     Owner – Ohio Department of Transportation, District 2
                                                                                     Contractor – Fru-Con Construction Corporation

                                                                                     Engineer – Figg Engineers

                                                                       

                                                                                     At a cost of $237 million, the 8800-foot long bridge’s centerpiece is its

                                                                                     1525-foot long cable-stayed main span that features a 440-foot tall,

                                                                                     glass-faced pylon. It  carries over 68,000 vehicles per day along I-280 and

                                                                                     completes an important link in Ohio’s interstate system.

 

                                                                                                                                                                      

2006 Winners --- Ramp C Flyover Bridge (I-75/I-70 Interchange) and

                          Perry Street Bridge over the Maumee River

                             Runner-ups:

                                        Hoskins Road Bridge over the Scioto River

                                        Pleasant Valley Road Bridge over the Chagrin River

                                        Dressler Road Bridge over I-77

 

Ramp C Flyover Bridge (I-75/I-70 Interchange)

Owner – Ohio Department of Transportation
Contractor – Kokosing Construction Company
Engineer – CH2M HILL

        The 2,376' curved steel girder bridge is now the longest in ODOT District 7.  Its sweeping alignment is accented by the images of F-16's    

        on each of its 19 piers.

 

Perry Street Bridge over the Maumee River

Owner – Ohio Department of Transportation
Contractor – Fru-Con Construction Corporation
Engineer – HNTB Ohio, Inc.

        Having the appearance of a concrete arch, this 7-span, variable depth, spliced pretensioned/post-tensioned concrete bulb T-girder bridge

        was constructed in an astonishing 9 months.

2005 Winners --- Blaine Hill over Wheeling Creek and

                          Fleet Avenue over I-77 and

                          U.S.R. 20 over Conneaut Creek

 

Blaine Hill over Wheeling Creek

Owner – Belmont County Engineer
Contractor – Sheldon Gantt, Inc.
Engineer – Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers, Inc.


The 1828 3-span stone arch was in need of a very complex rehabilitation.  This project involved utilization of simple details & methods that made the work much less expensive than originally anticipated.  The end product is a beautifully restored 177-year old structure.

 

Fleet Avenue over I-77

Owner – The Ohio Department of Transportation
Contractor – Kokosing Northern Highway
Engineer – Baker and Associates, Inc.


This is a single span, steel girder replacement bridge with unique, inexpensive aesthetic enhancements that reflect the flavor of the community and helped to make the project a success.

U.S.R. 20 over Conneaut Creek

Owner – The Ohio Department of Transportation
Contractor – The Great Lakes Construction Company
Engineer – McCoy and Associates


The graceful appearance and constructability of the decorative rail along with the overall shortening of this 1031' long viaduct caught the eyes of our judges to select it for this award.

2004 Winners  ---  The Ohio Turnpike Bridges over the Cuyahoga River Valley

 

Ohio Turnpike Bridges over the Cuyahoga River Valley

Owner – The Ohio Turnpike Commission
Contractor – Trumbull-National Joint Venture
Engineer – HNTB Ohio, Inc.


The new bridges are each 2,660 feet in length and are 175 feet above the Cuyahoga River Valley.  The $51 million dollar bridges each consists of a 900-foot-long segmentally constructed precast, post-tensioned concrete girder unit flanked by two precast, prestressed concrete girder units.  This is the first known application of spliced prestressed girders in the state of Ohio.  The innovative superstructure  design compliments this landmark's claim as being the longest and highest on the Ohio Turnpike System.

 

2003 Winners  ---  The Fort Meigs Memorial Bridge over the Maumee River and

                            The Rogers Road Bridge over the Chagrin River

 

Fort Meigs Memorial Bridge over the Maumee River

 

 

Owner – Ohio Department of Transportation

Contractor – Mosser Construction

Engineer – Adache Ciuni Lynn Associates

 

The new bridge is a 890’ long, seven span, haunched, horizontally curved steel plate girder structure.  The bridge opened a year ahead of schedule and $2 million under budget. 

Rogers Road Bridge over the Chagrin River

 

Owners – Lake County Engineer and Cuyahoga County Engineer

Contractor – Great Lakes Construction

Engineer – CT Consultants

The new bridge is a 252’ long, two span, horizontally curved (34 degrees) steel plate girder structure.  The bridge opened four months ahead of schedule.