For the erection, a causeway was built across the river.

Project Specs:
Bridge Type: Medium Span Haunched Girder
Steel Tonnage: 1,750 tons
Steel Type: Weathering Steel
Coating: Unpainted
Date Opened to Traffic: July 2000

Project Team:
Project Owner: PennDOT
Contractor: Susquehanna Supply Company, Inc.
Designer: Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Detailer: High Steel Structures, Inc.
Steel Fabricator: High Steel Structures, Inc.
Steel Erector: High Steel Structures, Inc.

Description:

The completed bridge

The landmark Danville-Riverside Bridge carries State Route 54 over the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. The new bridge was built to replace a 96-year-old truss bridge, and the unique design was created through community feedback in order to reflect the rich, historic nature of the communities it connects.

The new bridge is a seven-span continuous composite steel girder structure, measuring 1,440 feet long and 54 feet wide. The design of the structure was optimized by the selection of unpainted, grade 50 weathering steel. High Steel’s Field Operations team erected the bridge from a causeway constructed halfway across the flow of the river.

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