Category Archives: eSPAN140

Muskingum County’s Short Span Steel Bridge Solution – Quicker, More Cost-Effective and Constructed in 30 Days!

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dan Snyder

When the Muskingum County (Ohio) Engineers Office (MCEO) needed to replace the structurally deficient Boggs Road Bridge near Zanesville, a detailed engineering analysis was conducted to compare the cost of replacing the existing bridge with steel or concrete. The original … Continue reading →

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Improving the Grade for America’s Structurally Deficient Bridges

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Dan Snyder

As the Samples Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University, Dr. Karl Barth knows a thing or two about giving and receiving grades. So when he sees a C+ assigned to the condition of bridges in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accelerated Bridge Design and Construction, Bridge Design Economics, County Bridges, eSPAN140, FHWA, Iowa Demonstration, Prefabricated Bridges, short span bridge design tools, Short Span Bridges, Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance, Steel Bridges, Superstructure, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How does a county engineer keep his projects moving forward while managing his budget and maintaining his sanity in today’s transportation/infrastructure environment? Take the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, a lift bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine. At 73 years old, … Continue reading →

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dan Snyder | Leave a comment

A Short Span Steel Bridge Saves a Local Community

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Dan Snyder

According to the American Society for Civil Engineers, more than 26% (one in four) of the nation’s bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete (see http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/fact-sheet/bridges).  Over half of these bridges are in rural locations, and essential to the … Continue reading →

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