Veterans Memorial Bridge
Portland, Maine
Project Description
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The existing Veterans Memorial Bridge was built in 1954 to connect Portland's West End to South Portland over the Fore River and carries over 22,000 vehicles per day.
The replacement bridge was built on a new alignment in the vicinity of the existing structure. Maine DOT utilized a "best value" scoring process for its selection of the design-build team that took into account the technical value of innovations and features of the design and construction concepts as well as the cost of the project. The new precast concrete segmental twin bridges have span lengths up to 250' joined with a CIP closure strip between structures and a total deck width of structure ranging from 82.5' to 94.5'. Additional features included precast concrete segmental variable depth box girder superstructure, CIP substructure founded on driven pipe piles. The structure was built using the balanced cantilever method with barge mounted cranes and segments were cast using the short-line precasting method.
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Awards
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American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) 2013 Bridge Award of Excellence
Location
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US Route 1 over the Fore River
Portland, Maine
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Owner
Maine Department of Transportation
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Contractor
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Reed & Reed, Inc.
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Designer
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TYLin International
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Construction Engineer
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McNary Bergeron & Associates
Total Contract Value
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$63 million
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Timeline
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2010 - 2012
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Construction Method
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Precast segments erected using balanced cantilever method
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Segments erected by barge mounted cranes
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Our Role
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Hatcher Technical worked with construction engineer McNary Bergeron & Associates to develop fully integrated construction drawings for the superstructure precast segments.
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