CE Magazine

Back on Its Haunches


ABSTRACT ONLY:

A heavily used historic but deteriorated bridge makes way for an architecturally significant structure that incorporates deeply haunched, spliced, precast-concrete girders that eased construction while meeting aesthetic demands.


BIOS:

By John C. Shanks, Jr., P.E., M.ASCE, an associate and senior bridge engineer in Burgess & Niple’s Columbus, Ohio office, and the lead bridge engineer for this project.

 

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