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Jon Coon of TransCon Supply Wins"Guess The Weight of the Steel Bridge" Contest at FHWA Highway for Life Conference
At the recent FHWA Highway for Life conference in Orlando, the SSSBA sponsored a contest, inviting attendees to use their best calculating skills to guess the pounds of steel in the short span bridge (pictured below) located in Hiouchi, California. The winning answer was submitted by Jon Coon, TransCon Supply with a guess of 56,500 lbs. The actual weight of the bridge is 68,000 lbs.
The modular steel beam bridge was fabricated by Big R Bridge, and includes steel railings, steel decking and steel structural members.
Click here to see a video of the installation of this short span bridge.
About the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) is the industry resource for information related
to short span steel bridges in North America. SSSBA’s objective is to provide essential information
to bridge owners and designers on the unique benefits, innovative designs, cost competitiveness,
and performance related to using steel in short span installations up to 140 feet in
length. Alliance members include bridge and culvert industry leaders, including manufacturers,
fabricators and representatives of related associations and government organizations. To learn
more visit www.shortspansteelbridges.org or email sssba@steel.org
.MEDIA CONTACT:
Dianne Newton-Shaw
dnshaw@placemakinggroup.com
510.496.2352, ext. 206
