I-476 Bridge Replacement Project

CASE HIGHLIGHTS
Buckingham Heavy Transport moved an 80'x72' bridge section for an accelerated bridge construction project on the Pennsylvania turnpike. The new bridge was built on temporary steel abutments next to the old one. After the old bridge was demoed, Buckingham used 100-ton jacks paired with unified jacking machines to lift the new bridge segment. We installed X/Y skates and slid the 1.5-million-pound bridge into place using customized hydraulic push rams, then lowered it to final elevation.

CLIENT SATISFACTION
Our client chose us because the engineered solution we presented for moving the bridge was the simplest and most straightforward of the proposals they received. Our heavy transport expertise and ability to engineer and manufacture custom equipment in-house enabled us to bring a safe, effective, custom move strategy and competitive pricing to their project. We completed the project ahead of schedule.

EQUIPMENT
100-ton Buckingham Multipurpose Jacks
Buckingham and Hevi-Haul X/Y skates
Buckingham 12-Port Unified Jacking Machines
Buckingham Power Pack
Buckingham Hydraulic Push Rams

Sunrise as Buckingham Transport prepares to slide bridge into place in accelerated bridge construction project

Excavators demolish old bridge in preparation for Buckingham to slide new bridge into place

Workers look on as Buckingham sets jacks for bridge replacement project

Buckingham workers use push rams to slide bridge section on I-476

A Buckingham unified jacking machine is paired with Buckingham jacks in accelerated bridge construction project

Buckingham positions X/Y skates under the girders to slide bridge section into place

A Buckingham employee keeps an eye on the push ram as it slides a 1.5-million-pound bridge section into place

Drone shot of bridge segment partially in place on I-476 accelerated bridge replacement project

Buckingham jacks are lined up under girders on accelerated bridge replacement project

A Buckingham unified jacking machine sits in foreground of newly installed bridge on I-476

A worker surveys the final placement of a bridge section on Buckingham Heavy Transport's accelerated bridge construction project

Aerial shot shows bridge section in final placement on Buckingham Transport's accelerated bridge construction project