Dodridge Street Bridge

摘要

The new Dodridge Street Bridge over the Olentangy River serves as a gateway into the Olde North neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. The new structure handles more than 14,000 vehicles per day while also serving as a pedestrian path for local residents. "It is a unique bridge that local residents are proud to use as a landmark reference," says Rick Engel, vice president and lead structural engineer at E. L. Robinson Engineering, the engineer of record for this project. Because the bridge is so important to the community, residents were given a chance to choose between a steel design and a precast concrete design for the new structure. They overwhelmingly chose the precast concrete option, Engel says. "They wanted the bridge to have a little pizzazz, and the precast concrete design had a special look."