Determining how-or whether-to rehabilitate or replace the iconic John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge presented the design team, led by Parsons Brinckerhoff, with significant design, environmental and construction challenges. The bridge's deteriorated condition, substandard roadway geometry and capacity limitations, along with cost considerations for a proper, comprehensive rehabilitation, led to the decision to replace this vital transportation link in the regional commercial, industrial and recreational growth of northern New England.
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