ANTHONY WAYNE BRIDGE REHABILITATION — HIGH-LEVEL SUSPENSION BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

Project Scope

E.S. Wagner Company served as the prime contractor for the multi-year rehabilitation of the Anthony Wayne Bridge, ODOT’s only remaining suspension bridge, spanning the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. Effectively three types of bridges in one structure, the project included complete replacement of the bridge deck across the 1,252-foot suspension spans, extensive structural steel repairs, rehabilitation of concrete substructures, demolition and replacement of two 200-foot truss spans, and complex upgrades to the bridge’s main cable hold- down system. Work required the installation of a custom suspended work platform, placement of lightweight concrete decks, erection of over 1,000,000 pounds of new structural steel, and execution of highly specialized repairs while maintaining the structural integrity of the suspension system by perfectly balancing side-to-side loading and progress. Through complex engineering coordination, detailed construction sequencing, accelerated structural steel repair identification and fabrication, and careful scheduling and resource allocation that all but eliminated overtime on this labor-intensive project, E.S. Wagner completed the rehabilitation and reopened the bridge to traffic, utilizing only 544 of the allotted 570-day close period.