Best Management Practices for Storage of Historic Metal Truss Bridges

As part of a 2002 agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has committed to consider storing metal truss bridges of historic value in lieu of demolition, until a recipient can be located. This research addresses the most effective processes for storage of historic metal truss bridges until a reuse can be determined. The design and material integrity of the bridge must be retained. The report first reviews the conditions leading to the decision to replace a historic bridge including the determination of the feasibility for reuse, discusses the cases in which metal truss bridges are commonly stored in situ versus being removed and stored at an off-site location, then addresses the early tasks to be undertaken once the decision has been made to store a bridge. These activities are referred to broadly as the evaluation and stabilization of the bridge. This is followed by an assessment of best practices in the areas of preservation, documentation, marketing, disassembly, transportation, and cost estimation as these pertain to storage. The research concludes with a case study that analyses the marketing and storage of a historic metal truss bridge in Griffin, Georgia, which was replaced in 2012.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Title page: Best Management Practices for the Storage of Historic Metal Truss Bridges
• Corporate Authors:

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

  School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332

  Georgia Department of Transportation

  15 Kennedy Drive
  Forest Park, GA  United States  30297

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • White, Donald W
  • Teizer, Jochen
  • Fang, Yihai
  • Nguyen, Thanh V
  • Jarriell, Ryan
• Publication Date: 2014-7-22

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 146p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Case studies; Historic bridges; Historic preservation; Metal bridges; Truss bridges
• Geographic Terms: Georgia
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01557304
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWAGA-14-1205, 12-05
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 19 2015 12:05PM