Key Data:
Project type
4 adjacent interchanges
Bridges
2 x 6,075ft-long, multiple-span bascule drawbridges
Bridge width
257ft (roadways 44ft wide)
Completion dates
First span May 2006; second span May 2008; subsidiary road improvements 2009, Telegraph Road interchange 2011
Key Players:
Project partners
Federal Highway Administration, Virginia Department of Transportation, Maryland State Highway Administration, District of Columbia Department of Public Works
General engineering
Potomac Crossing Consultants, Parsons Brinckerhoff, URS, Rummel, Klepper and Kahl LLP, A. Morton Thomas & Associates, Inc, Belstar, Inc, Coastal Resources, Inc, Indam Engineers, Inc, NXL Construction Services, Inc, CAM Systems, Strat@comm,
Continental Field Services Corp, Terra Company, Inc, Parsons Transportation Group
Dredging
Weeks Marine, Inc.
Foundations
Tidewater Construction Corporation, Kiewit Construction Company, Clark Construction Group
Bascule span
American Bridge Co, Edward Kraemer and Sons
Virginia approach span
Virginia Approach Constructors, a JV of Granite Construction Co and Corman Construction
Maryland approach span
Potomac Constructors, a JV of American Bridge Co and Edward Kraemer and Sons