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ROSS ISLAND BRIDGE INSPECTION

ROSS ISLAND BRIDGE INSPECTION

The Ross Island Bridge is a cantilever deck truss bridge  that crosses the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.  The arch shaped main span is 535 feet long and the total length of the bridge is 3,700 feet long.  The bridge was built in 1926, carries US 26, and is the southernmost of eight river crossings around downtown Portland.

During our inspection, we used rope access and climbing methods to gain hands on access to bridge members.  I spent most of my time, however, hanging from a beam roller – a device invented by Burgess & Niple that attaches to the bottom flange of steel beams and allows inspectors to roll themselves along the beam to perform inspections.

Project Details

Client

Oregon DOT

My Role

Project Engineer

Employed by

Burgess & Niple, Inc.

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Louisiana DOTD

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Marathon Petroleum Corp.

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Engineering Operations

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Arcadis

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ATKINS

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Mississippi DOT

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SDR Engineering Consultants

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C&ES Consultants

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DRMP

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Parsons

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Axcess Rescue

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Villages of Vilano

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SPRAT

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Volkert

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WSP

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City of jacksonville

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ARC SURVEYING & MAPPING

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JAXPORT

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Amelia Island Plantation

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JEACes

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GM Hill Engineering

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Civil Services, Inc.

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Hardesty & Hanover

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Reynolds, Smith & Hills

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Consor Engineers

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Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.

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Underwater Mechanix

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JTA

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White Oak Conservation

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NAVFAC

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Moffatt & Nichol

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FDOT

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Wantman Group, Inc

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St. Johns County

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Kisinger Campo & Associates

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Burgess & Niple

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Golf Club Of Amelia Island

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HDR Engineering, Inc.

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OHMEGA

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Ayres Associates

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FLORIDA DEP

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Lea+Elliott, Inc.

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The Amelia Island Club

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TranSystems

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