Design and Construction of WaterlineFootings for the new US 52 MississippiRiver Bridge

摘要

The paper presents the unique design and construction aspects that led to the selection of waterline footings and the challenges in specifying requirements for this unique construction method in a design-bid-build environment while allowing the contractor flexibility to optimize the solution for their means and methods. The construction method chosen by the contractor and the construction experience from the field will be discussed.