A 1,285-ft-long four-span steel plate girder Bridge is taking shape 180 ft above the Yellowstone river in Wyoming. Photo courtesy NPS/Jacob W. Frank. June 16, 2025.

Once the girders are in place, ironworkers will begin securing them with fasteners and steel plates. "There's a crane, and the crane will be down below on the ground.

Now that the process of installing the girders has concluded, officials will concentrate their work on reinforcing the steel plates and cross frames.

The first of seven replacement girders was installed Monday, Jan. 13. Construction crews working on repairing the I-471 Daniel Carter Beard Bridge installed the first steel replacement girders ...

Repair work has continued this week on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, more commonly known as the Big Mac Bridge.Last week, crews spent several days installing seven steel girders along the ...

Extremely cold temperatures may freeze up progress on Big Mac bridge repairs. ... ODOT said seven custom-made, steel plate girders were installed at the bridge by Wednesday evening.

The girders – each about 61 feet long, and weighing between 22,500 and 27,300 pounds – arrived by three semi-trailer trucks around 5 p.m. Sunday from Stupp Bridge in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

This week, ODOT was able to contract with Stupp Bridge to fabricate the girders in its Bowling Green, Kentucky facility. Nucor Steel will manufacture the steel that will be used to make the girders.

Donated by: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)& Lunda Construction Original Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Year Built: 1968 Year of Fracture: 1975, girder fracture Replaced: 2014, due to ...

Williams Crossing, a 1,440-foot-long pedestrian and cycling bridge that opened on September 3, is the latest expansion of the park, and, designed by engineering firm Schlaich Bergermann Partner (sbp), ...

Once the girders are in place, ironworkers will begin securing them with fasteners and steel plates. "There's a crane, and the crane will be down below on the ground.