NOT JUST ANOTHER FLOAT-IN

To make the George P. Coleman Bridge in Yorktown, Virginia wider and safer for today's traffic, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Tidewater Construction Corp. (AGC) floated out the existing bridge and floated in a new one. The idea of floating in a bridge is not new, but this was the first time a bridge anywhere close to this size had been floated into place, ready to carry traffic.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Associated General Contractors of America

  2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Publication Date: 1996-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32
• Serial:
  • Constructor
  • Volume: 78
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
  • ISSN: 0162-6191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Floating structures; Highway bridges; State departments of transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge structures
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Old TRIS Terms: Floating concrete structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00726809
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 7 1996 12:00AM