The Milwaukee Street Bridge over the Rock River in Janesville, WI opened last week.  Westbrook was responsible for construction administration and engineering.  The new bridge is a four-span bridge with decorative arches, parapets, and lighting.  This project replaced a four-span concrete arch bridge that was built in 1913/14 that had outlived its design life and had become structurally deficient.  That bridge in turn had replaced a timber structure that burned down in 1913.  Remnants of past structures were encountered throughout the project.  The project team also worked through multiple floods and the current pandemic.

Here’s an article from the Janesville Gazette about the Milwaukee Street Bridge over the Rock River in downtown Janesville: https://tinyurl.com/thx7ob6

 

CTH M bridge construction inspection, in the Town of Trenton within Washington County, Wisconsin, continues to move along quickly despite the cold and snow in February. The old bridge deck and piers are demolished. The piles are driven and both new piers are poured. In the coming weeks, the abutments will be poured with the deck to follow. The project is running on schedule and under budget and is expected to be completed summer 2020. Photo is courtesy of Washington County’s drone.

In the January 27, 2020 issue of  RT&S, Westbrook was mentioned in the following article: “Innovation in stream—Teams work together to tackle tough conditions surrounding Kankakee River rail bridge project.” Thankful for the opportunity to help ICC safely and successfully construct this bridge.
https://www.rtands.com/railroad-news/innovation-in-stream/#

The holiday season is a time to foster a sense of togetherness, gratitude, and hope for the upcoming new year. For the past several years, the employees of Westbrook Associated Engineers, Inc. (WAE), have selected a cause in which they can contribute back to our local community. This year, with the guidance of the Spring Green Police Department and Kops for Kids, WAE and their employees contributed over 45 holiday gifts and four baskets of home essentials to four area families.

On behalf of Westbrook, warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a very happy new year!

 

Westbrook Associated Engineers, Inc. of Spring Green, WI, along with Central Segment Design Team members KL Engineering, Inc. and RA Smith, Inc., was awarded the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Excellence in Design Award for Best Consultant Structure Design.  Westbrook served as the structural design engineer for the two new I-39/90 Rock River bridges.

The $1.2 billion I-39/90 Expansion Project extends approximately 45 miles along Interstate 39/90 from the Illinois state line to the US 12/18 interchange near Madison.  The Rock River Bridge project involved reconstructing the existing I-39/90 northbound and southbound bridges over the Rock River from 2-lane structures with 5-foot shoulders to 3-lane structures with 12-foot shoulders, and the ability to expand to 4-lanes with minimal impacts. The new pier and abutment substructure units were designed and constructed to accommodate a future fourth lane on each bridge structure. This key feature added significant long-term value by allowing future widening of the bridges to be accomplished without additional environmental or construction impacts within the river corridor.

https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/about-wisdot/awards/dtsdda.aspx