Main Street Bridge (OH)

JSE provided construction engineering services for the Contractor on this unique, complex, inclined single rib-tied arch suspension bridge.  This bridge on Main Street over the Scioto River is the first bridge in the United States and only the fifth in the world that was constructed utilizing an inclined arch superstructure.

JSE’s services included determining design loadings and stresses on the bridge for all stages of erection and construction phasing. Construction engineering services included design of the staged demolition of the existing structure, determining camber and erection elevations, preparing integrated shop drawings, cable stressing instructions, falsework design, erection sequencing analysis, and design support during construction.  JSE designed all the falsework towers and temporary stays in addition to proposing many innovative erection procedures that ensured efficiency and safety during construction.

Total Length: 675’

Number of Spans: 3 (132’, 400’ Main, 132’)

Width: 47’-0”