Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Owner: Florida Department of Transportation Contractors: Gimrock (Temporary Bridge) Traylor Brothers (Permanent Bridge) CEI Team: Prime - Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services Greenhorne & O'Mara Williams Earth Sciences Inc. David Fiero & Associates TRS Consulting Inc. Law Engineering SuperStructure Const. Engineers: Finley McNary Engineers, Inc.

Design Team: Parsons Brinckerhoff - Feasibility Study E.C. Driver & Assoc. - Prime Consultant for Final Design: Designed Carina Pier, Temporary Bridge, Bascule Bridge, & Maintenance-of-Traffic FIGG Engineers - Design Charrettes and Approach Structures Keith & Schnars - Roadway Design Edward D. Stone & Assoc. - Landscape Architecture, Underdeck   Parking, & Pedestrian Facilities Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock Architects Inc. - Bridge Aesthetics David A. Mintz, Inc. - Aesthetic Lighting META - Public Involvement Schmertmann & Crapps - Geotechnical Services Arkitex2. Inc - Architectural Design

Unique Design Features and Methods: -Dutch-style overhead counterweight temporary bridge -Carina Pier - Unique Bascule Pier Configuration -Exodermic (solid concrete/composite steel grid) deck system on permanent bascule bridge -Redundant mechanical drive system for increased reliability -Drilled shafts to reduce construction noise and vibration -Open traffic railings for better view of the waterway -Enhanced pedestrian/bicycle facilities -Aesthetic Lighting -Underdeck parking and pedestrian mall. -Pedestrian overlooks incorporated into bascule pier design. -Extensive landscape and hardscape -Alternative Contracting Bid Method on Permanent Bridge: "A+B" (time-plus-money bids) construction contract $10,000 per day incentive/disincentive $2,000,000 "no-excuse" bonus The 17th Street approach spans are made up of Twin Variable Depth - Constant Slope Concrete Segmental Bridges built using a combination of Balanced Cantilever and Progressive Cantilever Construction Methods.

Bridge Info: The new bridge increases the vertical clearance (from 25 feet to 55 feet - closed position) and the channel width (from 100 feet to 125 feet). The bascule leaves span 210 feet from centerline of trunnion to centerline of trunnion. The counterweight is nestled inside of the Carina Pier which allows for a simple rigid connection to the segmental approach spans. Cost: Permanent Bridge $62 million            Temporary Bridge $6 million

Finish Bridge Views

View of Segmental Approach Spans from Below	Aerial View of Complete Bascule Piers before removal of Temporary Dutch Style Bascule
Water level view of Tenderhouse	Down river view of completed bridge.

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The Approach Spans
The Temporary Dutch-style Bridge
The Carina Piers