Feb 6, 2017
Remember our blog last week about the Murinsel bridge in Austria? Well, we enjoy these fun bridges so much that we decided to bring you another extraordinary structure. The fascinating bridge pictured above is located in London,...
Feb 6, 2017
Remember our blog last week about the Murinsel bridge in Austria? Well, we enjoy these fun bridges so much that we decided to bring you another extraordinary structure. The fascinating bridge pictured above is located in London,...
Topics: pedestrian bridges
Feb 1, 2017
Stop for a second and try to think of the number of bridges you have driven on or walked across today. It could be a bridge as large as a vast highway overpass on your morning commute, or as small as a footbridge by your house....
Topics: pedestrian bridges, Graz, Austria, unique bridges
Jan 26, 2017
In the midst of the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by a multitude of national parks and forests, lies the mid-sized town of Missoula, Montana. As one might imagine, winters in this region are extreme and include large accumulations...
Topics: Infrastructure, Missoula, MT, pedestrian bridge decks
Jan 12, 2017
Think summer. You may envision images of beaches, sun, travel - or road construction. Most of us, rightly so, see summer as the season for road blocks and repairs. But when you're working on bridges, the decks are often the last...
Jan 5, 2017
Photo by Andrew Curtis
It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. Such was the case in 1992 with the Aberfeldy Footbridge in Perthshire, Scotland. You might be thinking I’ve gone a bit “mad rocket” [Scottish slang...
Topics: pedestrian bridges, composite bridge, FRP Composites
Dec 21, 2016
As one year comes to a close to make room for a brand new one, it's human nature to stop and take a moment to review. Let's dive in.
Topics: pedestrian bridges, waterfront infrastructure, vehicle bridges, Composite Advantage
Dec 16, 2016
Procrastinate. We all do it, and most of us regret it. Especially when you're scrambling to complete your Professional Development Hour (PDH) requirements at the end of the year. You should be relaxing and enjoying the holiday...
Topics: pedestrian bridges, FRP Composites, PDH
Dec 8, 2016
As a Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer bridge and bridge deck fabricator, I’m always interested in taking a look at the work of others when travel takes me to an interesting location like California’s Big Sur. The 90-mile stretch of...
Topics: vehicle bridges, Bixby Bridge
Nov 30, 2016
Photo credit: Chicago Park District
Last week, I was fortunate enough to spend Thanksgiving in Chicago with family and friends. Luckily, one of our many trips to Maggie Daley Park coincided with the skating ribbon's opening day....
Topics: FRP Composites, skating ribbon
Nov 21, 2016
In the world of sports, some experts consider boxing to be the most physically demanding. And a lot of attention has been devoted to discussing the most effective training methods. Some still lean toward methodology that many...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites