BNSF Railway Bridge Replacement
ROLE
General Contractor
CONTRACT AMOUNT
$24 Million
OWNER
BNSF Railway
LOCATION
Media, IL
COMPLETION
2018
This project consisted of the replacement of a 15-span double main, 736’ long trestle bridge with a 866’ long steel structure consisting of seven 96’ ballasted steel deck DPG spans and one 194’ ballasted concrete deck span on DPG.
The work included mass concrete for the 7’ and 10’ diameter drilled shafts, CIP pier columns and pier caps, as well as assembly of steel spans and a cast in place deck on the main span, pile driving, precast riser blocks, precast abutments and sheet piling wing walls.
The bridge replacement was completed in 3 separate change outs of 34 hrs, 24 hrs and 40 hrs in duration.