News Highlights

ASBI Newsletter Summer 2020

The New Ship Channel Bridge on the Sam Houston Tollway – 2,720' (1,320' main span) signature cable-stayed bridge.

Standing Strong in the Path of Hurricanes

47 Miles of FIGG-designed bridges along the Gulf & Atlantic coasts were open to traffic after hurricanes without damage

I-91 Brattleboro Bridge Improvements

The new I-91 Brattleboro Bridge replaced two aging steel bridges that were built in 1958. The bridge design was inspired by the natural beauty of Vermont.

Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Between Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge carries the US Route 1 Bypass and a heavy rail line that serves the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard over the Piscataqua River.

Approach

Structures

The new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge features precast, posttensioned concrete, segmental box girder approaches in a stacked configuration with the vehicle spans on top and the railroad spans below.

Roads&Bridges

NO. 4 BRIDGE:

Lesner Bridge

City of Virginia Beach produces luminous signature bridge

All Major Precast Concrete Cable-Stayed Bridges for Highways

For over 42 years, FIGG companies have been nationally recognized in the bridge industry, creating sustainable designs that blend timless artistry and engineering.

Cline Avenue Improvements Anticipate
New Bridge Opening

The company building the new Cline Avenue bridge is resurfacing the approaches to the East Chicago bridge in preparation for opening the new span next year.

New Ship Channel Bridge Will Be One for the Record Books

The biggest public works project in Harris County history is stuck in the mud – and that’s a good thing.

Ship and Handling

New Houston bridge designed to carry massive load. 

ASBI Fall 2018 Segments Features Four 
FIGG Projects

Project news on the new Ship Channel Bridge, Lesner Bridge, Cline Avenue Bridge, and Sarah Mildred Long Bridge. 

ASPIRE Project Profile, Sarah Mildred Long Bridge

The movable midspan, elevated clearance, and reduced number of piers of this replacement bridge over the Piscataqua River improve marine navigation.

Construction of the new Cline Avenue Bridge over Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, East Chicago, Ind.

This feature published as "Through a Narrow Slip" in May 2019 issue of Roads & Bridges.

Double Duty

On June 8, 2018, residents and dignitaries from New Hampshire and Maine gathered to celebrate the opening of the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge.