Girders are massive steel beams that support the structure of the bridge, according to Ohio Department of Transportation spokesperson Kathleen Fuller. These girders for the bridge range in length ...

Currently, the project is 75% complete. During 'Big Beam Weekend', workers installed five large steel girder assemblies, ...

"It's huge because without the girders, obviously, we can't even begin to rebuild the bridge," Kathleen Fuller, with the Ohio Department of Transportation, said.Three new steel beams arrived in ...

ODOT said additional reinforcing steel will arrive at the ... Each of the seven girders weighs over 22,000 pounds, and each of the beams spans more than 60 feet long, with some as long as almost ...

"This structure, coupled with dual-track rail and six-lane highway requirements, creates the world's widest bridge deck at 68 ...

“Our 495 Next project crews are going to be lifting some massive bridge beam girders across the 495 northbound beltway to build a new ramp,” said Holland. But there’s a catch for travelers ...

A beam or "girder" bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive ... the concrete withstands the forces of compression well and the steel rods imbedded within resist the forces of tension.

VDOT said the weekend road project will involve five steel girders being hoisted over the northbound I-495 lanes to, eventually, serve as the supporting beams for a new express lane ramp.