CONSTRUCTION of the NEW
MIDDLEBURY IN-TOWN BRIDGE
Progress as of November 5th, 2009
Water from heavy rains fill Otter Creek and careen through obstructed waterway
New stone fortifies eastern bank
& the temporary bridge supports are driven into the fill
Metal workers and welders complete work on the western supports
Otter Creek still racing along!
The red 300 ton crane gets assembled on the eastern shore
All 5 short sections on the eastern side in place
December 1st, 2009
Long, center span beam gets trucked through Middlebury center
The new bridge crosses the old bridge
December 2, 2009
4 out of 5 long, center sections in place
Section #5 gets lifted
December 3, 2009
West Side construction:
3 short sections in place, 2 sections to go!
Getting ready to lift the 4th short span
Late afternoon, Dec. 3
The last beam makes the trip through town
The last beam (#5) parked beside beam #4, waiting for morning.
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
All 15 of the concrete spans in place - just beating the 1st snowfall
Forms in place so spaces between the spans can be filled with concrete
January 17th, 2010
Threading steel cables through 5 tunnels in each of the 5 spans
January 27, 2010
The span is arched and the temporary supports are gone
January 31, 2010
Marble fill is being removed
Work resumes, Springtime 2010
Progress as of June 2nd
Cross Street: Looking from the bridge east toward Route 7
Cross Street: Looking across the bridge toward downtown
From downtown
Watch the Action!
June 15, 2010
