National Steel Bridge Alliance

Route 151 over the Salmon River

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2009
  • Year Completed: 2008
  • Location: East Haddam, CT
  • Award Class: Long Span
  • Designer/EOR: CME Associates, Inc.
  • Fabricator: National Eastern Corporation
  • Owner: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  • General Contractor: Baier Construction Company, Inc.
  • Detailer: National Eastern Corporation

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Plate Girder
  • Coating System: Weathering Steel
  • Span Length (ft): 250
  • Structure Length (ft): 258
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 35.5
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 63.8
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 292
  • Cost: $3.9 million