Walkway Over The Hudson: Climbing Inspection and Analysis of a Historic Long-Span Truss

摘要

The 6,768-foot long Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge is proposed for re-use as an iconic State Park that will be the world's longest pedestrian bridge. An in-depth structural inspection consisting of industrial rope access climbing techniques and diving formed the basis of a subsequent structural analysis, including 3D modeling of the seven cantilevered deck truss spans over the Hudson River.