Ready for a Bright Future

Dubbed "the world's most brilliant bridge" at its opening, in 1938, the Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey had been more than dulled by time. Its steel structure had corroded - in some cases significantly - from exposure to water, salt, and debris. But a program to clean, paint, and structurally rehabilitate the crossing, which includes what was the longest steel truss in the nation at the time of its construction has brought the bridge back to life.

• Record URL:
  • http://cedb.asce.org/CEDBsearch/record.jsp?dockey=0432078
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/10480594
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Authors:
  • Skrobacz, Edwin
  • Zaleski, Daniel
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 62-69
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Rehabilitation; Truss bridges
• Geographic Terms: Easton (Pennsylvania); Phillipsburg (New Jersey)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01613675
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Oct 21 2016 4:32PM