National Steel Bridge Alliance

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2009
  • Year Completed: 2008
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Award Class: Special Purpose
  • Designer/EOR: Parsons
  • Fabricator: PDM Bridge, LLC (Bascule)
  • Owner: Maryland State Highway Administration
  • General Contractor: American Bridge/Edward Kraemer & Sons JV (Bascule)
  • Detailer: Tensor Engineering (Bascule Contract)
  • Architect: Cox Graae Spack Architects (Operator House Design)

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Movable
  • Coating System: Paint
  • Span Length (ft): 2@6075
  • Structure Length (ft): 2@6076
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 124/110
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 56
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 40688
  • Cost: $680 million