An Introduction
to Movable Bridges & Kinetic Structures | 2023
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COMPANY
Engineering Excellence Since 1887
J.A.L. Waddell 1887
Waddell & Son
(1916 - 1920)
First modern vertical-lift bridge
J.A.L. Waddell
(1921 - 1926)
Waddell & Hardesty
(1927 - 1945)
Hardesty & Hanover
(1945 - Present)
2023 New Brand Identity
H&H - “We Are More”
1894 - Halstead St., Chicago
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Hardesty & Hanover at a Glance
• 135-Year-Young Private Company:
• ~500 Staff in 31 Offices
• International Presence
• Transportation Infrastructure
• Specialty in Kinetics and Heavy Movable Structures
• In-House Engineering Expertise:
• Structural
• Civil/Highway
• Geotechnical
• Seismic
• Rail
• Architecture
• Planning
• Mechanization / Kinetics Engineering
• 50+ Mechanical and Electrical Registered Engineers
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Introduction to H&H - Movable Bridges & Kinetic Structures - August 2023 | 5 31 Offices in
NEW JERSEY NEW YORK NEW ENGLAND Yarmouth, ME Bedford, NH Boston, MA Norwalk, CT New Haven, CT New York, NY (HQ) Rye, NY Long Island, NY Hoboken, NJ West Trenton, NJ Mt. Laurel, NJ SOUTHEAST SOUTH MID ATLANTIC Annapolis, MD Atlanta, GA Tallahassee, FL Jacksonville, FL Tampa, FL Port Charlotte, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL New Orleans, LA MIDWEST WEST Chicago, IL Okemos, MI Minneapolis, MN Lacey, WA Portland, OR Philadelphia, PA Chesapeake, VA Fairfax, VA Austin, TX London
the US & UK
New Movable Bridges - North America
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SW 1st Street Bascule Bridge Florida Completed Flagler Memorial Bascule Bridge Florida Completed Jupiter Federal Bridge Replacement Florida In Final Design Beckett Rolling Bascule Bridge Replacement Florida In Final Design NW 17th Ave Bascule Florida Environmental Approval Johnson Street Bascule Bridge British Columbia Completed Conn River Bridge Replacement Connecticut In Design Unionport Bascule New York In Construction Lapalco Bascule Bridge Louisiana In Preliminary Design Cedar Creek Canal Bascule Bridge Delaware In Design Burnside Bridge Replacement Oregon Recently awarded Sarah Mildred Long Lift Bridge Maine / New Hampshire Completed Raritan River Lift Bridge Replacement New Jersey In Construction NW 17th Ave Bascule Florida Environmental Approval Lafayette Bascule Bridge Michigan In Design Shore Road Bascule Bridge New York In Design
New Movable Bridges - Europe
Great
Waterford
Dodder
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Yarmouth Third River Crossing UK In Construction
Sustainable Transport Bridge Ireland In Final Design
Bascule Bridge Ireland In Detailed Design
Bascule Bridge Ireland In Design
Water Bridge Ireland / No. Ireland In Detailed Design
Clyde Swing Bridge Scotland In Construction
Retractile Denmark Completed
Point
Narrow
River
Inderhavnen
International Expertise & Thought Leadership
Movable Bridges / Kinetic Structures
• H&H Contracted to Rewrite Design Code
• Official Technical Advisors to T-8 Movable Bridge Committee American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• H&H’ers in Leadership Roles
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
• H&H Only American on Committee
European Commission Eurocodes
• Used by H&H in France, Ireland, Turkey & Denmark
FEM – Materials Handling Federation
• Used by H&H in France
Austroads
• Used by H&H in Australia
Canadian Standards Association
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
• Compiling and Comparing International Bridge Codes
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New Movable Bridges
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Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing
Norfolk County, UK
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Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing
Norfolk County, UK
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Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing
Norfolk County, UK
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Waterford Bascule Bridge
Waterford, Ireland
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Jacque Chaban-Delmas Bridge
Bordeaux, France
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River Clyde Bridge
Glasgow, Scotland
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River Clyde Bridge
Glasgow, Scotland
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SW 1st Street Bridge
Miami, FL
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Flagler Memorial Bridge
Palm Beach, FL
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Jupiter Federal Bridge Replacement
Jupiter, FL
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Beckett Rolling Bascule Replacement
Tarpon Springs, FL
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Beckett Rolling Bascule Replacement
Tarpon Springs, FL
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Johnson Street Bridge
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Johnson Street Bridge
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Inderhavnen Retractile
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Conn River Bridge Replacement
Old Lyme/Old Saybrook, CT
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Unionport Bronx, NY
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Lapalco Bridge
Harvey, LA
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Cedar Creek Canal Bridge
Cedar Creek, DE
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Burnside Bridge Portland, Oregon
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