ABCD Eastern NY Chapter is pleased to announce the CR4 Bridge over Paul Creek has been selected to receive the 2020 Bridge Award. Congratulations to the project team, which consisted of Saratoga County (owner), Creighton Manning Engineer, LLP (prime consultant), and ING Civil, Inc. (prime contractor)!

On October 31, 2019 a State of Emergency storm event caused the partial collapse of the CR4 (North Shore Road) over Paul Creek Bridge in the Town of Day, Saratoga County. The east stream bank eroded leading to the partial collapse. Creighton Manning’s structures group worked with Saratoga County and ING Civil to reestablish traffic with the installation of a temporary bridge just 27 days following the storm. The temporary two lane bridge was built south of the original bridge and was utilized to maintain traffic during the upcoming winter and throughout the construction of a new bridge.

After traffic was fully reestablished on the temporary bridge, final design for the permanent structure began. This phase of the project included design of a new 55 ft. single span steel multi-girder structure on the existing roadway alignment featuring micropile foundations, cast-in-place concrete integral abutments, and a galvanized steel beam and concrete deck superstructure.

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ABCD Eastern NY Chapter is pleased to announce the Clarks Mills Bridge has been selected to receive the 2019 Bridge Award. Congratulations to the project team, which consisted of WashingtonCounty (owner), Greenman-Pederson, Inc (prime consultant), Kubricky Construction Corporation (prime contractor), and The Fort Miller Co., Inc. (precast concrete supplier)!

The existing bridge, also known as the Clarks Mills Bridge, was a 298-ft long three-span concrete arch erected in 1916. After a service life of 100 years, the bridge exhibited signs of deterioration with portions of the concrete parapet missing and exposed reinforcing steel starting to corrode along the entire fascia. The new bridge has three 88-ft clear spans with a total length of just under 300-ft. The new abutments and piers were keyed into bedrock to resist thrust; and the arch headwall and concrete u-walls were treated and stained to increase the aesthetic appearance of the replacement bridge. A total of 84 precast pieces (48 arch units and 36 headwall units) make up the replacement bridge superstructure.

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