Case studies of best practices for historic bridge rehabilitation from across the country are detailed in a report produced by the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO’s Historic Bridges Community of Practice. The report provides 16 case studies developed in partnership with state DOTs and local transportation agencies and their contractors. For each case study, the report information on each bridge and its context including significant issues associated with project; project description, including purpose and need; traffic levels, loading needs, and other related issues; Section 106 effects finding (no adverse, adverse); and lessons learned.
The report includes the following case studies:
- Stone Arch Bridges:
- Johns Burnt Mill Bridge (Adams County Bridge No. 56), Mount Pleasant and Oxford Townships, Pennsylvania
- Prairie River Bridge (aka Merrill Bridge or First Street Bridge), Merrill, Wisconsin
- Concrete Arch Bridges
- Carrollton Bridge (Carroll County Bridge No. 132), Carroll County, Indiana
- Robert A. Booth (Winchester) Bridge, Douglas County, Oregon
- Movable Span Bridges
- Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, Florida
- Metal Truss Bridges
- Tobias Bridge, Jefferson County, Indiana
- New Casselman River Bridge, Grantsville, Maryland
- Walnut Street Bridge, Mazeppa, Minnesota
- Pine Creek Bridge, or Tiadaghton Bridge, Clinton and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania
- Washington Avenue Bridge, Waco, Texas
- Lone Wolf Bridge, San Angelo, Texas
- Goshen Historic Truss Bridge, Goshen, Virginia
- Hawthorne Street Bridge, Covington, Virginia
- Ross Booth Memorial Bridge (aka Winfield Toll Bridge), Putman County, West Virginia
- Metal Arch Bridges
- Lion Bridges (North and South), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Metal Girder Bridges
- Hare’s Hill Road Bridge, Chester County, Pennsylvania
For more information, link to the report, Case Studies on Rehabilitation of Historic Bridges on the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO website.
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A report and set of case studies showcasing transportation agency programs that consider historic preservation in planning and early project development have been issued by the Federal Highway Administration. The report documents 17 case studies organized by program type, including Section 106 programmatic agreements, historic property databases for State DOT rights-of-way, statewide management of historic bridges, and staff liaison programs with State Historic Preservation Offices. The report, which also provides analysis on the effectiveness and benefits of the programs, was prepared in support of FHWA’s Every Day Counts Initiative.
The report contains the following case studies:
- Programmatic Agreements (PA)
- Colorado DOT (I-70 Mountain Corridor Project PA)
- North Dakota DOT (Tribal Consultation PA)
- Vermont Transportation Agency (Section 106 Delegation PA)
- Staff Liaison Programs
- California DOT (SHPO Staff Liaison Program)
- Ohio DOT (SHPO Liaison Program)
- New Mexico DOT (Tribal Liaison Program)
- Archaeological Predictive Modeling
- Minnesota DOT (MnModel - Archaeological Site Predictive Model)
- North Carolina DOT (Archaeological Predictive Model/GIS)
- Historic Bridges Management Program
- Indiana DOT (Historic Bridges Management Program)
- Ohio DOT (Buckeye Assets Web Site)
- Rights-of-Way Databases/Portals
- Arizona DOT (Historic Preservation Team (HPT) Portal)T
- California DOT (Cultural Resources Right-of-Way Database)
- Internal Project Development Database
- Virginia DOT (Comprehensive Environmental Data and Reporting System CEDAR)
- On-Line Section 106 Consulting Parties Identification and Communication Tool
- Pennsylvania DOT and Preservation Pennsylvania (ProjectPATH)
- Digital Screening Tool and Decision-Making Process
- Colorado DOT (Planning and Environmental Linkages Program)
- Florida DOT (Efficient Transportation Decision-Making Process)
- Local Government Databases and Transportation Planning Tools
- Capitol Area Metropolitan Planning Organization of Texas (Long-Range Regional Plan)
For more information, link to the report, Planning And Environmental Linkages For Historic Preservation, and to FHWA’s Planning and Environment Linkages Historic Preservation webpage.
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