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Photo by Keith Philpott, courtesy of HDR Necessitated by the rerouting of traffic from the stretch of U.S. Route 93 that crosses above the Hoover Dam, the complex and multifaceted project spanned a 3.5-mile corridor, including one mile of roadway in Arizona, 2.1 miles of roadway in Nevada, and a 1,900' crossing of the Colorado River. Nothing about the Hoover Dam Bypass project was ordinary, says F. Dave Zanetell, PE, project manager with the Central Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration. Everything about this job was the first of its kind, the biggest of its kind, and unique in terms of the challenge. The greatest engineering marvel of the project is undoubtedly the new Mike O'Callaghan/Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, which opened in October 2010. Designated as the highest and longest arched concrete bridge in the western hemisphere, it spans 1,900' and rests 890' above the Colorado River.
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modern steel superstructure was engineered to manage load demands. To combat potential side-to-side motion from a massive earthquake or high winds, the two concrete arches are connected with steel struts to provide greater lateral strength, while a composite steel superstructure for the roadway deck addresses live load capacity, says Bill Dowd with HDR, who served as project director for the entire Hoover Support Design Team (HDR, T.Y. Lin International, and Jacobs Engineering). Trapezoidal steel box girders in the superstructure integrated with post-tensioned concrete caps allow the roadway deck to also serve as lateral bracing for the precast concrete columns, which are the tallest in the world. According to Dowd, although the spectacular setting provided a backdrop for engineering excellence, it also proved to be one of the teams greatest challenges. Working in the steep, rugged terrain of the Black Canyon required rock cuts and fills that exceeded 100' in height. In addition, the team had to account for winds of up to 70 miles per hour and set concrete at night to avoid temperatures exceeding 120 degrees. Everything about the construction was extreme, says Dowd. "From the setting of the project, to the structure and size of the bridge, to the construction techniques needed to construct it, every step of the Hoover Dam Bypass required innovation.
In addition to its success as a modern-day construction marvel, the Hoover Dam Bypass also serves as a best-practice model for the industry due to the size of the project and the complexity of the team structure and dynamics. The project was initiated and managed by the Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) of the Federal Highway Administration, which awarded a contract in 2001 to top-ranked engineering firm HDR for design and construction support services. Under the management of the CFLHD, HDR led an integrated team of multiple firms and specialty sub-consultants to complete the job.
Since 2000, the City of Columbus has been proactively embarking on the revitalization of the Downtown area, including the renovation of several office buildings, as well as the construction of new condominiums and an amphitheatre. The Downtown Columbus skyline will soon be changing again due to the addition of a revolutionary design structurethe new Main Street Bridge. Read More... We had a true partnership among the Hoover Support Design Team members, which allowed for innovation at micro and macro levels, says Zanetell. Despite the highly complex circumstances of the project, all six of the civil projects that entailed the Hoover Dam Bypass were completed without a single dispute and within the original budget. In addition to designing and constructing the Mike O'Callaghan/Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, the Hoover Support Design Team was also responsible for roadway grading and paving, construction of six other bridges, wildlife crossings, drainage, lighting, utilities, traffic management systems, pedestrian accommodations, interpretive exhibits, high-voltage transmission line relocations, geotechnical engineering, surveying and mapping, and bypass corridor architectural design. The Mike O'Callaghan/Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge was designed by a joint team led by T.Y. Lin International, with major support from HDR. HDR designed the Nevada approach, including a high-level crossing of Gold Strike Canyon, while subcontractor Jacobs Engineering (formerly Sverdrup) designed the Arizona approach, which consists of a major bridge near Sugarloaf Mountain and the Arizona Interchange.
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