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Crews from Austin Bridge & Road utilized spliced girder technology, rebuilt a span with a unique bridge geometry and precast components at a challenging site in Sargent, Texas, to deliver the $41 million FM 457 swing bridge reconstruction project.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
When Austin Bridge & Road Inc. was tapped to deliver the $41,200,000 replacement of the FM 457 Swing Bridge (Matagorda Bridge) in Sargent, Texas, its crews knew it would be in for a challenging endeavor.
Dealing with numerous constraints, needing to employ spliced girder technology and rebuilding a bridge with a unique geometry within a limited footprint — located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) — all made this project a monumental feat to complete. The project began in October 2018 and was delivered ontime and on-budget last spring with a 300-ft. main span and
flanking tight radius corkscrew approach spans. Constraints such as narrow barrier island just a few hundreds of yards wide and a national wildlife refuge dictated the unique geometric approach. The work included the construction of new approaches to the bridge and water elements, which were completed after the bridge was constructed. see CHALLENGE page 16
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