OT Mn 35 bridge replacement PHOTOS

Our son is a surveyor on the interstate 35 bridge construction project in Minneapolis and took these photos. The bridge is ahead of schedule and if it is done before the dead line the contractor will fill his pockets. Supposed to be done this fall.

thanks for sharing. I like to see that even if I don't recognize all of it.

KEH

Pretty cool pictures of heavy construction.Thanks for posting them.
Vito

Some precast box girders, wherever you have typical areas, precast concrete sure is a time saver + quality is usually very good being poured in a manufacturing environement when possible. Often wonder how it holds up against the winter de-icing and all, modern mix designs must be much more resistant.

I can see an instrument man and rodman in the 1st photo, could be checking elevations and marking same on that form. There is a lot going on in that photo, looks like a slip form of some sort, can see a lot of epoxy coated rebar.

2nd one looks like some falsework judging by the spacing.

4th one with the crane lot of rebar below must be hoops without having safety caps, lot of poured in place to do here as well it looks like.

Those JLG lifts are always real handy no matter what kind of job you're on, looks like the guy is rigging off the basket, on that form... something going on there, pouring the oversize ones or all on site maybe, have to use a pump design mix too, looks permanent in the first photos, so it must be that giant gray gantry is what is picking that loose section and placing it, surveyors checking elevations and alignment.

That job will keep the IUOE local, surveyors, carpenters, and laborers busy, but production is probably quick, so it will probably go fast.

Good stuff, used to building work, but always liked heavy & highway type jobs, especially with new bridges going up, it's real amazing work sometimes.

I drove right by there today. Hydro cranes, tower cranes and cable cranes by the river, on the river, near the river. You wonder how they don't cross swords with all those booms swinging around.
If I had left the house 10 minutes earlier last Aug 1st when it fell I would have on it.
Sure has affected my driving habits since.
I sure don't mind the contractor getting a bonus for early completion. We need that bridge back bad.

Hey Bill, thanks for the info on the photos, my son didn't send any info about the goings on. He surveys the point to where they put the bulk head in on the forms that will be poured with concrete on site. And then will survey the piers when they are placed in the river.

Ulradog, you got that right, sure has detoured many people since the collapse.

Does anyone remember what this is going to cost? Some pretty interesting things going on there.

(quoted from post at 05:41:28 06/04/08) Does anyone remember what this is going to cost? Some pretty interesting things going on there.

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Hi Lumpy,
From what I can see the total cost should be around $5,270,000 or there abouts.

Here is more info about the bridge and photos at the Mn DOT site
35 Bridge Info

(quoted from post at 15:40:34 06/04/08)

(quoted from post at 05:41:28 06/04/08) Does anyone remember what this is going to cost? Some pretty interesting things going on there.

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Hi Lumpy,
From what I can see the total cost should be around $5,270,000 or there abouts.

Here is more info about the bridge and photos at the Mn DOT site
35 Bridge Info

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Lumpy,
My son informed me that the cost will be $250 million, just to many zeros for me to comprehend. The contractor will get $27 for a bonus if completed on time.