US 285 and us 62/180 over dark canyon
Client: NMDOT
Owner: NMDOT
Project Location: Carlsbad, NM
Design Completion Date: 08/2001
Project Details:
Existing concrete slab bridge with concrete pier caps and abutment seats bearing on pipe piles.
Rehabilitation design:
replaced bridge deck and barrier railings,
repaired concrete at pier caps, abutment seats, and wingwalls,
- constructed new approach slab
- Fourteen 33’-4” long spans for an overall bridge length of 465’.
- Excellence in Engineering Design, Honorable Mention Award, Given by the NMSH&TD in 2003.
- Bridge width of 82’ for four lanes of traffic, inside and outside shoulders, and sidewalks.
- Continuous for HS-20 live loading.
- Two deck units designed over seven spans each.