Northeast #8, 2011

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® April 13 2011 Vol. XLIX • No. 8

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Inside Connol ly Named Board President of Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity ...8

Maryland Auction is a Hit for Rit chie Br os. ...140

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Table of Contents ........4 Paving, Compaction & Milling Section ....77-101

ConExpo-Con/AGG, IFPE 2011 Attracts Hundreds of Thousands to Las Vegas T

he mood was overwhelmingly positive at the ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2011 expositions held March 22-26 in Las Vegas. Despite continued uncertainty in U.S. construction markets and the overall economy, industry professionals expressed hopeful optimism for a sustained U.S. upturn in the coming

months, while global sales continue to be strong. ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2011 attracted nearly 120,000 registered attendees; the shows were the global industry gathering place for the year and the largest gathering in North America since 2008 for the construction, construction materials and fluid power/power transmission/motion control industries. The shows were

held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Attendees said they were at the shows to examine the newest equipment and product technologies and innovations to help them prepare for future business; exhibitors cited the high quality of customers and reported strong purchases and sales leads to new as well as see CONEXPO page 36

‘Extraordinary’ Boston Bridge Gets Makeover

Parts Section ............124 Business Calendar....120 Auction Section132-148 Advertisers Index ....146

In 1931, the uniquely designed Boston Bridge was built by Fort Pitt Bridge Works in Versailles, Pa., over the Youghiogheny River. The 1,182-ft. (360 m) bridge carries SR 48, between Elizabeth and Versailles in Allegheny County. In addition to crossing over the river, the bridge also traverses the CSX Railroad, the Youghiogheny River Trail and two local road-

ways. “This extraordinary bridge, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, is a striking and impressive cantilever bridge that is very unlike most cantilever bridges encountered,” said Nathan Holth, author, photographer and webmaster of www.historicbridges.org. “The bridge was

designed to look highly attractive, and as such the sway bracing on this bridge was constructed as unusual large arch shapes. The top chord of the cantilever was carefully designed especially between the towers to give a very smooth, curved appearance to the bridge. “The curve was fashioned so that the top see BRIDGE page 32


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