Eight Standout Steel Bridges--and One Exceptional DOT--You Should Know for 2026

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Owner of the Year

National Winner:

New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)

Major Span Category: one or more spans equal to or greater than 300 ft

National Winner:

Hawk Falls Bridge Replacement Project, Carbon County, Pa. (Bridge of the Year finalist)

Owner:

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Middletown, Pa.

General contractor:

Trumbull Corporation, Pittsburgh

Erector:

Structural Services, Nazareth, Pa. *AISC associate member*

Structural engineer

: Modjeski and Masters, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Steel fabricator/detailer:

High Steel Structures, Lancaster, Pa. *AISC full member, AISC-certified fabricator and erector*

Summary:

National Winner:

I-64 Kanawha River Bridge, Putnam County, W. Va. (Bridge of the Year finalist)

Owner:

West Virginia Department of Transportation, Charleston, W. Va.

General contractor/erector:

Joint venture of Brayman Construction, Saxonburg, Pa. *AISC full member*, & Trumbull Corporation

Structural engineer:

HDR, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Steel fabricator/detailer:

High Steel Structures, Lancaster, Pa. *AISC full member, AISC-certified fabricator and erector*

Summary:

Medium Span Category: longest span equal to or greater than 140 ft but less than 300 ft

National Winner:

Panther Creek Bridge, Klamath, Calif.

Owner:

Caltrans, Sacramento, Calif.

General contractor/erector:

Golden State Bridge Engineers & Contractors, Benicia, Calif. *AISC associate member*

Structural engineer:

Caltrans, Sacramento, Calif.

Steel fabricator/detailer:

Thompson Metal Fab, Vancouver, Wash. *AISC full member; AISC-certified fabricator*

Summary:

Merit Winner:

Broadway Viaduct Bridge Replacement, Nashville, Tenn.

Owner:

Tennessee Department of Transportation, Nashville, Tenn.

General contractor/erector:

Kiewit, Nashville, Tenn. *AISC-certified fabricator and erector*

Structural engineer:

Gresham Smith, Nashville, Tenn.

Steel fabricator/detailer:

W&W | AFCO Steel *AISC full member, AISC-certified fabricator and erector*

Summary:

Short Span Category: no single span greater than 140 ft

Movable Bridge Category

Special Purpose Category

National Winner:

Williams Crossing, Tulsa, Okla. (Bridge of the Year finalist)

Owner:

Stonebridge Group, LLC, Tulsa, Okla.

General contractor:

Crossland Construction Company, Tulsa, Okla.

Structural engineer:

schlaic bergermann partner (sbp), New York

Steel fabricator:

Hillsdale Fabricators, St. Louis *AISC full member, AISC-certified fabricator*

Detailer:

Esskay Structures, Vienna, Va. *AISC associate member*

Consultant:

ruby + associates, Bingham Farms, Mich.

Summary:

REHABILITATION Category

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312.502.3667

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American Institute of Steel Construction

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a not-for-profit technical institute supported by the steel industry, partners with the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community to develop safe and efficient steel specifications and codes while driving innovation to make steel the most sustainable, economic, and resilient structural material. For more than a century, AISC has been a reliable resource for information and advice on the design and construction of domestically fabricated structural steel buildings and bridges.

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