National Steel Bridge Alliance

Willis Avenue Bridge

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2014
  • Year Completed: 2012
  • Location: Manhattan, Bronx, NY
  • Award Class: Movable Span
  • Designer/EOR: Hardesty & Hanover
  • Fabricator: PDM Bridge
  • Owner: New York City Department of Transportation
  • General Contractor: Kiewit Constructors Inc. / Weeks Marine Inc., a Joint Venture
  • Detailer: Tenca Steel Detailing, Tensor Engineering Co.

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Movable
  • Coating System: Paint
  • Span Length (ft): Mainline: 53Õ, 69Õ, 81Õ, 69Õ, 113Õ, 355Õ (Swing Span), 186Õ, 159Õ, 219Õ, 169Õ, 146Õ, 167Õ, 100Õ, 125Õ
  • Structure Length (ft): 3366
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 55
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 83
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 7700
  • Cost: $612 million