Find Structurally Deficient Bridges near you!

Just found out about this site which shows Structurally deficient bridges on google, they even break down the bridge with the average daily traffic (doesn't show % of truck traffic tho), year built, ratings and even the last date of inspection (which I'm hoping is not up to date in Mass since they are out of cycle).

There is also a table that breaks down the states. I'm not sure if I should be happy or that Rhode Island and Massachusetts are near the top of the list.

I-195 Demolition in Providence Slide Show

Not much of a post but saw this slide show online and thought it was pretty cool showing the demolition of most of the I-195/I-95 interchange in Providence while they were putting in the Iway.

Demolition Slide show

RIDOT Finally Opens Iway Ramp

 

So a while ago I think I wrote about inspecting a ramp and how we found pier columns with extensive cracking before they had been opened for traffic.

After non-destructive testing was done they found out that one column had significantly lower compressive strength than the design called for.

The ramp was not opened and repairs were ordered. The superstructure was braced with shoring and the top of the concrete pier column was taken done to the reinforcement and the concrete was placed again.

The other week when I was in the area I noticed that the ramp was opened October 3rd to all traffic and was the last ramp to open for this project.