SIDNEY LANIER BRIDGE

The 'Sidney Lanier Bridge' is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the South Brunswick River in Brunswick, Georgia. The current bridge was built as a replacement to the original lift bridge which was twice struck by ships. It is currently the longest spanning bridge in Georgia, and at 480 ft., possibly the tallest. It was named for poet Sidney Lanier.
The approach spans were constructed by Rosiek Construction Co., Inc of Arlington, TX. The 180' long concrete beams set were the longest ever set in the US at the time. The PM (project manager?) was Gerhard Skinner and the PS (project supervisor?) was Ronnie Lawrence. The main span was constructed by the Joint Venture of Recchi America, Inc. and GLF Construction Co. under JV Project Manager Brian West and General Superintendent Richard Broggi. ^[1]

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History

The original Sidney Lanier Bridge was opened June 22, 1956, and was built by Sverdrup & Parcel, the same firm that designed the recently collapsed I-35W Mississippi River bridge. On November 7, 1972 the ship ''African Neptune'' struck the bridge, causing parts of the bridge to collapse, taking some cars with it. Ten deaths were caused by the accident. On May 3, 1987 the bridge was again struck by a ship, this time by the Polish freighter ''Ziemia Bialostocka'' (ziemia Białostocka).
Scenes from the original The Longest Yard were filmed on the first Sidney Lanier Bridge. The raising of the lift span was used by Burt Reynolds' character to escape the police.

See also

★ Talmadge Memorial Bridge

References

1. http://www.glfconstructioncorp.com/sidneylanier.html

External links

★ Georgia DOT

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★ Findley McNary Engineering profile