Construction of the $120-million, four-span steel plate girder bridge spanning the Yellowstone River gorge is slated to complete in 2026, says HK Contractors.

This caused a 7-inch dip in the roadway. The fractured girder was jacked back into place and bolted together with splice plates. The cause of the fracture was a fatigue crack that started in a weld ...

The work broadly comprises construction of a steel concrete structure with steel plate girders and an RCC deck slab. Notably, a portion of the bridge had collapsed in December 2023.

Graff said the engineering teams are considering six varieties of replacement spans or bridges including prefabricated concrete, rolled steel beam, steel deck plate girder, steel thru plate girder ...

History is filled with massive infrastructure projects, but China has topped the list of longest bridges in the world with the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge.

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

After the girders were installed, crews began installing additional reinforcing steel plats and cross frames, along with scaffolding and forms that will be used to reconstruct the bridge deck.

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 ...

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.

Three of seven steel girders to repair the highway connected to southbound Daniel Carter Beard are here. Four more are coming soon.