National Steel Bridge Alliance

Hamilton Avenue Bridge over the Gowanus Canal

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2009
  • Year Completed: 2007/2008
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY
  • Award Class: Movable Span
  • Designer/EOR: Hardesty & Hanover, LLP
  • Fabricator: PDM Bridge
  • Owner: New York City Department of Transportation
  • General Contractor: Kiewit Constructors, Inc.

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Movable
  • Coating System: Paint
  • Structure Length (ft): 126.5
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 56.6667
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 230
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 990
  • Cost: $55 million