Posted August 28, 200420 yr http://www.dickcorp.com/dickcorp/company/news/default.asp#art3 Bridge Project First of Its Kind in U.S. Dick Corporation is playing a significant role in a unique bridge replacement project in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The 692-foot-long, three-span Main Street Bridge will carry the roadway over the Scioto River. When completed in 2006, the bridge will become only the fifth structure in the world to utilize an inclined arch superstructure - and the first in North America. In addition, it will be the only one of the five to incorporate post-tensioning into the design. An inclined arch superstructure will support the bridge’s approx. 500-foot center span. Structural steel “L” brackets and cables will hang from the arch, supporting the cantilevered post-tensioned concrete deck for vehicular traffic on one side of the arch. A cantilevered deck on the opposite side of the arch will serve pedestrian traffic. The existing, and quickly deteriorating concrete-arch structure will be demolished as part of the project. [shameless plug time - http://www.roadfan.com/mainbr.html with photos of the Main St. bridge I took last year] Through a contract with the Ohio Department of Transportation, Dick will provide construction management services for the $30 million project. Columbus, Ohio-based DLZ is serving as the lead designer while HNTB’s Columbus office is performing the structural design for the project. Now there's something for Cincy and Cleveland to be jealous over! :)
August 28, 200420 yr i dunno, i need a better rendering to judge it still. lol as of now id still take the detroit-superior over it
August 28, 200420 yr i dunno' date=' i need a better rendering to judge it still. lol as of now id still take the detroit-superior over it[/quote'] Well, yeah, it's hard to beat the Detroit-Superior. The first time I saw it, I was swept away by the combination of mass and elegance, and my feelings haven't changed. I guess it's undying love. It would help, though, if they'd remove that awful high railing that they added to the sides. It spoils the view and makes me feel as though I'm penned against the traffic lanes when I walk across. I can't imagine what it would cost to reproduce that bridge now.
August 28, 200420 yr It would be neat to get Santiago Caltrava to design a bridge here in Ohio...are you all familiar with his work? He has designed some really neat bridges over in Europe.
August 28, 200420 yr Yeah, it would. But if that f*cker gets built before the Brent Spence gets rebuilt or fixed to standards (it has 12-15 years of structural life left), then I'll lose all faith in humanity.
August 29, 200420 yr well it is interesting....is there a rendering for it that shows it on the river? Yeah' date=' it would. But if that f*cker gets built before the Brent Spence gets rebuilt or fixed to standards (it has 12-15 years of structural life left), then I'll lose all faith in humanity.[/quote'] ahh, thats the trouble in dealing with more than just odot
August 31, 200420 yr Id like to hear about that Toldeo bridge C-Dawg mentioned. It sounds pretty impressive.
September 1, 200420 yr ^ Check out this web page, Jeff. It has all kinds of stuff (including webcams): Look Up, Toledo - Maumee River Crossing
December 12, 200420 yr ROAD EXTENSION TO INCREASE COST OF PARK Hanover Street will reach south to park by its opening in May Published: Saturday, December 11, 2004 By Mark Ferenchik, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The cost of the city's new North Bank Park will jump by $849,291, the cost to extend a road near the Downtown park. Columbus City Council is expected on Monday to approve paying Complete General Construction more money to extend Hanover Street south across Spring Street to Long Street, which runs along the 12-acre park under construction on the bank of the Scioto River south of the Arena District. The change would bring the cost of the park to $14.6 million -- a 6 percent increase. The city plans to install traffic lights at the intersection, so the job includes underground work to get ready for that, McKnight said. McKnight said the money was included in next year's transportation capital budget, but officials decided to move before the end of this year so the work could be completed as crews finish the park rather than digging again after completion. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2004/12/11/riverfront.ART_ART_12-11-04_B1_M1IDUA.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101
April 11, 200520 yr Hey, Magyar. Have you heard anything new on this bridge? Dick Corp. has the same tired old news story and the only Columbus news stories I can find on it are from 2002 or something. DZF is no help either. Thanks!
April 11, 200520 yr Hey, Magyar. Have you heard anything new on this bridge? Dick Corp. has the same tired old news story and the only Columbus news stories I can find on it are from 2002 or something. DZF is no help either. Thanks! Nope, no word about Scioto River bridges down here in Baton Rouge. Maybe ColDayMan, Summit St, or even Locasush might have seen something in one of the papers.
April 11, 200520 yr last i heard, they decided to drain the scioto and move it a few blocks east, thus the need for bridges aren't needed anymore.
December 2, 200519 yr Thought I'd start a thread for discussion about the Main St. bridge that is scheduled to begin construction in 2006. Here's what I know... Pretty good credentials for the architect... http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/people/faculty/pollalis/projects.html Main Street Bridge in Columbus, Ohio Prof. Pollalis's latest bridge project is the replacement of the Main Street Bridge in Columbus, Ohio, a bridge that serves as a key element of the revitalization of the Columbus Civic Center. The bridge is a low arch, 700 foot long (215 m) over the Scioto River, with construction scheduled to start in October 2005. Prof. Pollalis's belief is that bridges have crossed the engineering boundaries and have entered the discourse of architecture. Bridges add value to urban and regional development and create desirable public spaces. Pedestrian-friendly bridges are suitable to make statements, attract inhabitants and visitors, and provide a symbol for the built environment that identifies and sets apart the new developments, giving them an edge in regional competition. Often, bridges become the prominent part of large public projects. Furthermore, bridges offer an alternative to large-scale sculptures and ornamental structures. By embodying art in the utilitarian structure of a bridge, the power of art increases and, with the curiosity of the laymen on how the bridge functions, makes a lasting impression on people, often more effective than other works of architecture could achieve. Thus, seeking a symbol for their cities or neighborhoods, a magnet for attracting people and as a booster for development, authorities are willing to reconsider the commissioning of bridge design and entertain the idea of allowing the designers to explore innovative ways of spanning from A to B. Within the above school of though, Prof. Pollalis has designed the Main Street Bridge in downtown Columbus. This bridge epitomizes his approach to bridge design by emphasizing the role of pedestrians and bicyclists in the design of an asymmetrical cross-section, as well a sculptural approach to the various elements of the bridge with a constrained departure of traditional engineering practice. At the same time, exaggerations are avoided, maintaining a good engineering practice and simplicity. There's another rendering of it on page 3 of this pdf... http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/publications/2005CommunityReport.pdf The new Main Street bridge is a $29 million public investment in Downtown Columbus. Construction will begin in 2006. When the Town Street and Main Street bridges needed to be replaced, Columbus received an additional $10.5 million from the most recent federal transportation bill thanks to U.S. Sens. Mike DeWine and George V. Voinovich and U.S Reps. David L. Hobson, Deborah Pryce and Pat Tiberi.
December 2, 200519 yr I kinda feel the same way. I hope some of the futuristic look gets dulled when it's actually built. Sometimes computer renderings can magnify that. It actually will fit in well against COSI as a backdrop...but that's only if you like COSI's design. I haven't seen any renderings of the proposed town st. bridge and pedestrian bridge, but I hope they at least follow a similar style to this one or the Broad st. bridge. I don't want to have three completely different looking bridges three blocks away from eachother.
December 2, 200519 yr I have no problem with the design. Something different like that proposed design would attract visitors. And help to breakdown Columbus's stuffy image (with COSI & the Wexner center)
June 29, 200618 yr Bridge bids bring sticker shock Columbus to consider other options after projected cost of Main Street span soars Thursday, June 29, 2006 Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The lowest bid to replace the Main Street bridge Downtown came in at $44.1 million, almost $15 million more than the city estimated two years ago. So Mayor Michael B. Coleman wants more time to see whether there are cheaper alternatives. "Let’s put the brakes on, step back. Let’s evaluate the bids," Coleman said. http://dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/06/29/20060629-D1-01.html
June 29, 200618 yr Between the Whittier Peninsula plan and now this it is seeming like Columbus' Cost Accountants aren't doing a very good job projected project costs. The result is that all these great plans aren't materializing due to cost overruns. Get you act together City of Columbus!!! :whip:
June 29, 200618 yr Can't they just renovate the original bridges, or are they beyond repair? I would think it would still be just as nice (or better) to have 1920s bridges.
June 29, 200618 yr The main st. bridge is way beyond repair. There's more exposed rebar than concrete.
June 29, 200618 yr Between the Whittier Peninsula plan and now this it is seeming like Columbus' Cost Accountants aren't doing a very good job projected project costs. The result is that all these great plans aren't materializing due to cost overruns. The Whittier Peninsula is a little bit different. They thought the developers would be able to take free land, develop it, and turn a profit. There was no accounting necessary. As far as the metro park portion of it is concerned, it seems to be going full speed ahead, so I'm assuming they've got the money.
June 29, 200618 yr From what I understood, there was accounting involved in the Whittier. There was environmental costs that were either ignored, or estimated with far to conservative of a bias. That I believe was the deal breaker.
June 29, 200618 yr I don't know that anyone ever calculated the clean-up costs. They did environmental assessments of the land, they didn't look good (flood plain, metals in the soil, etc...), but I don't think there were any remediation costs given. That was pretty much left to the developers.
June 30, 200618 yr It's too bad the old Main Street bridge is too far gone to rebuild. I think it's a classic piece of art deco design.
July 3, 200618 yr I am really sad to see that this bridge project is taking such a long time to do and now they are thinking about going back to square one. Please Coleman, don't redo the design, I love it! To lose such a thing due to cost would be a pitty. Everything else that is built downtown seems to come from a corporate sponsor, why not a bridge? About the Whittear Peninsula, I think it may be experiencing delays as they are waiting to see what is going to happen with the downtown freeway expansion thingy. Don't want to build something only to have it knocked down due to an expanding freeway system. Sad news, my mom may be getting a job in Dublin! Arggg. I was unhappy to hear this as she has been contributing to the Downtown workforce for more than 20 years! I told her that as an Urban Planner I do not condone such reckless behavior but told her it was her decision to make. She said that downtown is suffering as there is nobody down there anymore. That saddens me like none other.
July 7, 200618 yr From the 7/7/06 Dispatch: City still crunching Main St. bridge numbers Friday, July 07, 2006 Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH If Columbus wants a new, less-expensive concept for the Main Street bridge, it’s going to have to go back to the drawing board because there are no backup plans. And that could delay the project, now scheduled to be completed in 2009. http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/07/20060707-E2-00.html
July 8, 200618 yr corporate sponsoship! or maybe we can start a campaign here to raise money. lets take action and not just be spectators! :-D
July 15, 200618 yr There are some pics of the Main St. and Town St. bridges in the links (for now) http://www.theotherpaper.com/ http://www.theotherpaper.com/cover.html BRIDGE MIX Is Columbus willing to pay for three postcard-worthy spans Downtown? By Erik Johns/ July 13, 2006 Why can't we just build a bridge in this city? It seems simple enough: a couple pillars, some concrete and—bam!—you've got yourself a bridge. Things only get complicated if you care what it looks like.
July 16, 200618 yr ^ Exactly. It seems like our local leaders can't step up and make an obvious decision on major projects (like dropping the "Grand Boulevard" plan). Make a decision and keep the ball rolling!
July 17, 200618 yr I hate to be too critical because I'm generally a fan of Mayor Coleman and City Council's pro-downtown stance, but it seems like everyone gets gunshy on major projects.
July 17, 200618 yr I say we offset the cost of the bridge by handing the name rights to Dick Corp. The souvenir t-shirts practically write themselves. This is what you call a wang/wang situation.
July 19, 200618 yr My boy Mike didn't let me down! Way to step up and make the call! Eyesore will become soaring arch City picks stylish design for new bridge, opts to replace Town Street span Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A new Main Street bridge, complete with a soaring arch over the Scioto River, will be built Downtown despite its $44.1 million price tag. Columbus also is expected to go ahead with plans to replace the Town Street bridge with one that would connect Rich Street on the east bank of the Scioto to Town Street on the west bank. http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/19/20060719-B1-01.html
August 26, 200618 yr From the 8/25/06 Dispatch: WASHINGTON BOULEVARD Main Street bridge project shuts down road Friday, August 25, 2006 Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Washington Boulevard will close between Rich and Town streets at 9 a.m. today as the city and state prepare to tear down the Main Street bridge over the Scioto River. The street, which runs by COSI Columbus on the river side, will remain closed until 2009, when the new $44.1 million bridge is scheduled to be finished. http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/08/25/20060825-E4-01.html
August 27, 200618 yr Haha, double rats on the absense of explosives. It would be cool to see demolishen pictures if anyone is able to take them. I am not in the area, or else I would take pictures. Anyone up to the task?
October 12, 200618 yr Man I ride by here almost everyday and I noticed the crane on the Miranova side but I can never get a good enough look to see anything. Anybody have any updates on this project.
October 12, 200618 yr Man I ride by here almost everyday and I noticed the crane on the Miranova side but I can never get a good enough look to see anything. Anybody have any updates on this project. Saw a picture on the Dispatch website the other day showing the bridge being torn down. :cry:
October 15, 200618 yr I was home for the weekend and I was able to take some pictures of the demolition. I just don't have them on this computer right now and I will have to upload them once I get back to school. Someone may have to remind me to do this. :-)
October 19, 200618 yr Sorry if this has been posted before - pretty cool streaming webcam: http://mainstreetbridge.bounceme.net/
October 19, 200618 yr Here's the picture that I took of the demolition when I went home for the October 14th weekend.
November 8, 200618 yr Not much left of it..... http://mainstreetbridge.bounceme.net/index.html?cam2=on&size=1&columns=2&mode=0
November 8, 200618 yr Hey man, thanks for the live video feed. Pretty cool. Too bad they don't use explosives. That would be fun to watch. Is that your own personal cam? If so, is that from your office or home window?
November 8, 200618 yr Hey man, thanks for the live video feed. Pretty cool. Too bad they don't use explosives. That would be fun to watch. Is that your own personal cam? If so, is that from your office or home window? Nah, not mine. Found it flipping through some sites, I can't remember where.
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