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Southern New Jersey

Great Egg Harbor Bridge Project and Field Trip

  • October 11, 2017
  • 3:30 PM
  • Tuckahoe Inn, 1 Harbor Rd, Marmora, NJ 08223

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Field Trip and Dinner Presentation

Presenters

Robert Supino, PE - Hardesty & Hanover, LLC
Daniel Lord, PE - WSP Inc.

Location

The Tuckahoe Inn, 1 Harbor Rd., Marmora, NJ
(www.tuckahoeinn.com)

Project Description

The existing Great Egg Harbor Structure No. 28.0S was a 47-span, 3,671-foot-long bridge built in 1954 consisting of various superstructure types. The existing Drag Channel Structure No. 28.5S, also built in 1954, consisted of 19 simply supported PPC I-beam spans. The overall condition of the existing structure was poor, exhibiting substantial deterioration and requiring a significant investment in annual maintenance repairs. The purpose of the project is to eliminate structural deficiencies, address substandard geometry, and maintain coastal evacuation capabilities by:

  • Replacing both southbound structures with improvements to the lane and shoulder widths, profile, drainage, and grading.
  • Include a 10'-0" wide walkway/bikeway on the western side of the new structures.
  • Include a pedestrian/bikeway path bridge on the south end of the project and a walkway/bikeway on the north end of the project to allow access to the walkway.
  • Provide a fishing area on the Drag Channel Bridge.
  • Demolish the Beesley's Point (Route 9) Bridge.

The new structures are built off-line to the west of the existing ones, and the existing structures are being demolished. The new 3834-foot long, 21-span structure over the Great Egg Harbor includes Bulb-T prestressed girders as long as 179 feet in the approach spans and 250 feet variable depth spliced girders over the navigation channel. The waterline pile caps of the piers are supported on prestressed concrete piles, with pile lengths exceeding 130 feet in the main channel. The 770-foot long, ten-span continuous structure over the Drag Channel on a curved alignment is supported on pile bent trestles, with up-to 150-foot pile lengths. Prefabricated retaining walls, pedestrian/bicycle and fishing access are also included. The long spans of the girders and the piles needed special attention during design, fabrication, shipping and installation. Construction access, staging, and numerous permitting restrictions including limited time frames for in-water work, and underwater noise monitoring /mitigation, resulted in many challenges.

Speaker Bios

Robert Supino, PE

Mr. Supino is a Structural Engineer with 23 years of experience at Hardesty & Hanover. His experience includes the design of various types of bridges including fixed and movable bridges involving the design of prestressed concrete girders, reinforced concrete piers and abutments, deck slabs and steel design and pile supported foundations. He has been involved in construction support services for many projects. He has been the Lead Structural Engineer / Project Engineer for many coastal projects in NJ including the Great Egg Harbor Project.

Daniel Lord

Mr. Lord is the Resident Engineer for the project.

Schedule

3:30 PM - Meet at Tuckahoe Inn for Field Trip
5:00 PM - Social Hour
6:00 PM - Dinner
7:00 PM - Presentation
8:00 PM - Closing Remarks and Upcoming Events Announcements

Cost

$35 for Government Employees
$45 for ASHE Members
$55 for Non-Members and Walk-ins
$10 for ASHE Rowan Students
Attendance is not required to the field trip, as you may attend only the dinner presentation.

Please be prepared to wear hard hats, safety glasses, safety vests and appropriate footwear on site. We will meet at the Tuckahoe Inn between 3:00 to 3:30 pm. The field trip waiver will be available at the meeting location. Please contact us if you would like a copy for review prior to the meeting @ ashesnjsecretary@gmail.com. 1.0 PDH credit will be given for the field trip and 1.0 PDH credit for the dinner presentation.

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