Carroll County, Georgia - Clem Lowell Rd.
The Clem Lowell Road Bridge replacement project involves the fabrication of a 130 ft by 28 ft truss bridge with a 5 ft cantilevered sidewalk on one side and has been designed to look similar to the original truss bridge in that location. U.S. Bridge’s truss type Cambridge Flat model was fabricated from self weathering steel and has a reinforced concrete roadway. U.S. Bridge designed the bridge with a double bottom chord. This feature eliminates the possibility for the collection of water and debris which can lead to the accelerated deterioration of the steel thereby compromising the useful life of the structure. Further, the U.S. Bridge bottom chord tension member design and the two independent channel members permit the structure to be deemed “redundant”. AASHTO Bridge Design Manual states that to qualify for a “redundant” designation, the load path structures must have a multi-load paths where a single fracture in a member cannot lead to a failure of the entire structure.
Recognized by the American Institute of Steel Construction, U.S. Bridge is certified for the manufacture of both major and simple steel bridges with a both a “Fracture Critical and Sophisticated Paint Endorsement “.
U.S. Bridge, founded in 1936, is the nation’s largest producer of prefabricated steel vehicular truss and steel beam bridges. Complementing the vehicular bridge product line is a variety of custom designed and engineered pedestrian bridges.
STATS
.: LENGTH
130'
.: WIDTH
28' with 5' attached sidewalk
.: STEEL
Self-Weathering
.: LOADING
HS20-44
.: FLOORING
Concrete
.: RAILING
Self-Weathering W-Beam