Transportation Woodrow Wilson Bridge

KEY CHALLENGES & PROJECT DETAILS

  • Construction of 2,300 feet Woodrow Wilson Bridge Virginia inner and outer loop
  • Located on the heavily traveled I-95/I-495 Capital Beltway
  • Environmentally sensitive site due to its close proximity to the Potomac River, as well as densely populated urban residential community
  • Mt. Vernon and Jones Point Park Trail lies within and across project limits, requiring public access and continuous maintenance at all times
  • 24鈥 concrete pile foundations
  • Onsite casting and erection of V-pier substructure segments
  • Installation, stressing and grouting of post-tensioning bars and tendons
  • Placement of 145鈥 wide bridge deck 鈥 inner and outer loop of Capital Beltway
  • Demolition and removal of 2,300 linear feet of existing 6-lane structure
  • Foundation construction of inner loop bridges
PROJECT DETAILS:
  • Project Owner:
    Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Location:
    Alexandria, Virginia
JOINT VENTURE PARTNER:
  • Granite Construction Co.
  • Virginia Approach Constructors
PROJECT AWARDS INCLUDE:
  • 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers/Maryland Section 鈥 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement for Major Construction Project
  • 2009 American General Contractors (AGC) Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award
  • 2008 American Association of State Highway & Transportation (AASHTO) Award Grand Prize
  • 2008 OPAL ASCE Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Finalist
  • 2008 Mid-Atlantic Construction Best of 2008 Bridge 鈥 Award of Merit
  • 2007 American Segmental Bridge Institute Bridge Award of Excellence (the whole Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project)