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Project Name: Fern Hollow Bridge Emergency Replacement Project
Firm: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Owner: PennDOT District 11-0/City of Pittsburgh
Key Partners: Swank Construction Corporation, LLC; Monaloh Basin Engineers,
Inc.; Santangelo & Lindsey, Inc.; The Markosky Engineering Group,
Inc.; Klavon Design Architects, Inc.; SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc.;
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.; CSS, Inc.;
Michael Baker International
Less than a year after its collapse, Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge is once again
connecting communities. The project transformed a tragic incident into a source of
community pride. The team kept the bridge’s four vehicular lanes, maintained the existing
right of way, expanded multi-modal capacity, increased safety and integrated public
art. The herculean effort required designing critical components simultaneously, using
available materials, consolidating reviews, avoiding historic structures, and constructing
new abutments, piers, superstructure and approaches. A public spectacle, community
members and news organizations watched and applauded the parade of bridge beams.
The historic project is a testament to collaboration, innovation and industry, and
community willpower.
Category C | Structural Systems
