ADOT

Arizona Department of Transportation

Girders

6/20/2022

The Whys Behind Weekend Highway Closures

Sometimes the work we do, such as setting girders for a new bridge, requires fully closing the highway to keep everyone safe. This 150-long girder weighs more than 70 tons. It was recently set over I-10 near 48th Street.

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Broadway Curve Improvement Project

Girders

4/22/2021

State Route 189 work enters the home stretch

After a year's work, the new ramps connecting SR 189 and I-19 are almost ready. And with them, a better day for commercial trucking and safety in Nogales.

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12/29/2020

Bridge girder placement an eye-catching sign of progress in Winkelman

If you drove on SR 77 near Winkelman this month, there was no missing this important sign of progress.

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SR 77

Bridges

Girders

11/12/2020

Strength in numbers: Steel girders placed for I-17 bridge project

They say there is strength in numbers - and that is especially true when it comes to the girders used for bridges like the one on Interstate 17 over Central Avenue.

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I-17

Bridges

Girders

10/10/2018

Last girders set on South Mountain Freeway’s Salt River bridges

6/7/2018

Placing bridge girders: Now that's a heavy lift

Building a bridge requires quite a bit of weightlifting when it comes to setting girders that will carry the deck and traffic.

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7/17/2017

More progress on Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway

Crews are making headway on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway that is expected to open to traffic in 2019.

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Girders

South Mountain Freeway

7/8/2016

Girder installation a big step forward for Bell/Grand project

Setting girders for an overpass carrying Bell Road across Grand Avenue (US 60) in Surprise is another sign that ADOT is on track to reopen Bell by November.

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Girders