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A New, Modern Bridge for the Hampton Roads Area - South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, Between Chesapeake and Portsmouth, Virginia

Figure 7 –South Norfolk Jordan Bridge – Precast box pier segments are stacked into place to assemble piers which range in height from 18’-9” to 144’-10”. Assembly of the first pier is shown here. (Photo Courtesy of FIGG taken July 2011)

Figure 8 – South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, Chesapeake, Virginia – Span-by-span erection of the precast segmental approach spans began on August 16, 2011. Thirty-two of the thirty-five spans on the project will be built using this method, with each span being 150’ long. (Photo Courtesy of FIGG)

Figure 6 – Rendering - South Norfolk Jordan Bridge – This new concrete segmental bridge will restore a critical transportation link across the Elizabeth River and is 5,371 feet long. (Rendering Courtesy of FIGG)

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Construction of the new South Norfolk Jordan Bridge between Chesapeake and Portsmouth, Virginia began on November 8, 2010 (Figs. 6, 7 and 8). This concrete segmental bridge is being built to replace the existing bridge, which was closed on November 8, 2008, with a new, modern bridge. The new 5,375' long bridge will be a two-lane, fixed-span bridge over the Elizabeth River with two 12' wide travel lanes, two 8' wide shoulders, and an 8' wide sidewalk. The bridge is scheduled to open in the spring/summer of 2012.

The entire bridge is being precast, including the concrete piles, piers, approach span segments, and main span segments. Construction of the 150' long approach spans is being accomplished using span-by-span construction. The 385' long main span and adjacent side spans will be built using balanced cantilever construction. The bridge was designed by FIGG and is being built by FIGG Bridge Builders and The Lane Construction Corporation.

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FIGG

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South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, LLC

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FIGG Bridge Builders and The Lane Construction Corporation

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Pilgrim

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Euclid

Precast Producer:

Atlantic Metrocast

Owner’s Engineers:

FIGG

A New, Modern Bridge for the Hampton Roads Area - South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, Between Chesapeake and Portsmouth, Virginia

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