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Mega Projects of the Americas
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Mike McGee, EIFederal Highway Administration
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Project Location
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TelegraphRoad
US Route 1 River Crossing I-295 MD-210
VIRGINIA• Scope
2 Interchanges• Character
Urban Construction
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA• I-295 Improvements
MARYLAND• Scope
2 Interchanges• Character
Over Water, Open
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Bascule contract work from existing operator’s tower
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Existing Woodrow Wilson Bridge
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• Safety . . . has nearly twice the accident rate of similar
highways in Maryland and Virginia as well as the American Legion Bridge . . .
• Traffic Volume. . . is burdened with seven hours of congestion
daily and frequent several-mile backups . . .
Need For Replacement
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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Design Contest
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• Joint Venture– Parsons Brinckerhoff (Lead)– URS Corporation– Rummel Klepper & Kahl
General Engineering Consultant Potomac Crossing Consultants
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BR-1 Dredging Operation
• Weeks Marine Inc.• $14.5 M Contract• Sept. 00 - March 01• 300,000 cubic yards • Used to fill 50-acre hole at
the Shirley Plantation on the James River that was mined for sand and gravel
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
• Joint Venture Tidewater/Kiewit/Clark
• $125M Contract• 5/2001 - 7/2003• 72” Pipe Piles (Bascule)• 35 Per Foundation x 4
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
• Installed With Ringer Crane 300’ Boom
• -210’ Tip Depth• Sunk Up To -70’ Under
Self Weight• Excavated & Filled
W/Concrete To -135’
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
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BR-2 Foundations Contract
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Bascule contract work from existing operator’s tower
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Bascule contract work from existing operator’s tower
BR-3A Bascule Spans
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Bascule contract work from existing operator’s tower
BR-3A Bascule Spans
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Bascule contract work from existing operator’s tower
BR-3A Bascule Spans
38Finished V1 OL Pier
BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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BR-3A Bascule Spans
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Virginia Approach ContractJones Point Park, Alexandria, VA
BR-3B Virginia Fixed Spans
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Virginia Approach ContractJones Point Park, Alexandria, VA
BR-3B Virginia Fixed Spans
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BR-3B Virginia Fixed Spans
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BR-3B Virginia Fixed Spans
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BR-3B Virginia Fixed Spans
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View of the casting yard, for the Maryland Approach Spans,National Harbor property, Oxon Hill, MD
View of the shuttle-lift moving the pre-cast concrete forms
BR-3C Maryland Approach Spans
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BR-3C Maryland Approach Spans
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View of the pier erection for the Maryland Approach Spans,Potomac River
BR-3C Maryland Approach Spans
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Virginia Right-of-Way Considerations
Relocation/Property Management
Hunting Towers
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VA-3 Hunting Tower Demolition
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VA-4 Virginia Tie-In Contract
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Urban Deck
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VA-4 Virginia Tie-In Contract
Early Tie-In Proposal
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• On schedule
• On budget
• Excellent Safety Record
• Excellent Environmental Record
Current Status
