West Virginia Bridge Experience

Client:             West Virginia Division of Highways

Location:        Near Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for 5.75 miles of the four lane Coalfields Expressway.  Includes two bridges.  Indian Gap Bridge, three span welded plate girder with a total length of 220’.  North Welch Bridge, five span welded plate girder with a total length of 1,570’ and pier heights reaching 410’. Two access roads provided for access from Welch and from U.S. Route 52.

Est. Cost:        $150,000,000       Design Completed – Ongoing               Construction Completed – N/A

Location:        Near Northfork, McDowell County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Rolfe Bridge over the North Fork of Elkhorn Creek.  Single span welded plate girders.  Total length 70’.

Cost:               $900,000              Design Completed 2006                      Construction Completed – 2008

Location:        Near Matewan, Mingo County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Grapevine Creek Bridge over Grapevine Creek.  Single span welded plate girders.  Total length 70’.  2003 DoH Engineering Excellence Award, Small Roadway winner.

 Cost:               $861,000              Design Completed 2003                      Construction Completed – 2006

Location:        Gilboa, Nicholas County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Hutchinson Branch Bridge over Buck Garden Creek.  Single span rolled beam.  Total length 45’.  Roadway portion required over 33,000 c.y. of cut.

Cost:               $1,221,150           Design Completed 2004                      Construction Completed – 2006

Location:        Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Wiggins Bridge over the Greenbrier River.  Three span continuous curved welded plate girders.  Hybrid girders with Gr. 70 steel used.  Pile supported abutments and spread footing at piers.   Total length 388’.

Cost:               $1,414,250           Design Completed 2003                      Construction Completed 2004

Location:        Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Mullens Bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad.  Three span continuous curved welded plate girder.  Hybrid girders with Gr. 70 steel used.  Total length 258’.

Cost:               $1,293,800           Design Completed 2002                      Construction Completed 2004

Location:        Adrian, Upshur County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Gould Bridge over French Creek.  Three span continuous rolled beams.  Pile supported foundation.  Total length 223’.

Cost:               $611,300              Design Completed 2002                      Construction Completed 2003

Location:        Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contact plans for the Cass Arch Bridge over the Greenbrier River.  This two span continuous hybrid welded plate girder utilizes both Gr. 50W and 70W steel.  Ballusters are provided on the parapets as this bridge is located near the historic Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.  2007 DoH Engineering Excellence Award, Small Bridge winner.

Est. Cost:        $970,000              Design Completed 2008                      Construction Completed 2010

Location:        Mineral Wells, Wood County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Mineral Wells Interchange Overpass Bridge over I-77.  Two span continuous welded plate girders.  Bridge carries six lanes over the interstate and supports one overhead sign structure.  All foundations pile supported.  Total length 210 feet.

Cost:   $3,570,000                       Design Completed 1999                      Construction Completed 2000

Location:        Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for I-77 Interchange Bridge over Camden Avenue.  Three span continuous rolled beams.  Existing piers connected and superstructure widened to accommodate I-77 widening to six lanes. All foundations pile supported. Total length 145 feet.

Est. Cost:        $1,000,000           Design Completed 2003                      Construction Completed 2011

Location:        Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Iaeger-Bradshaw Middle School Bridge over Dry Fork.  Two span continuous rolled beams.  Pier supported on drilled shafts. Total length 50 m.

Cost:   $650,500                          Design Completed 1998                      Construction Completed 2000

Location:        Spanishburg, Mercer County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Gardner Truss Bridge over the Bluestone River.  One of first metric design projects in state and one of the first to utilize integral abutments supported by piles.  Total length 50 m.

Cost:   $750,000                          Design Completed 1996                      Construction Completed 1998

Location:        Bowles, Lincoln County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Bowles Bridge over Trace Fork.  Three span continuous rolled beams.  Existing pier shafts utilized with new caps poured.  Total length 171 feet.

Cost:               $700,000              Design Completed 1994                      Construction Completed 1996

Location:        Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Tabbs Station Bridge over the CSX Railroad.  Single 128 feet span prefabricated through truss.  Counterfort abutments and wingwalls at each end.

Cost:               $1,900,000           Design Completed 1993                      Construction Completed 1995

Location:        Champwood, Mineral County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Patterson Creek Bridge over Patterson Cr.  Three span continuous rolled beams.  Total length 216 feet.

Cost:               $792,000              Design Completed 1993                      Construction Completed 1995

Location:        Huntersville, Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Devils Backbone Bridge over Knapp Creek.  Three span continuous rolled beams.  Utilized existing piers.  Total length 236 feet.

Cost:   $983,000                          Design Completed 1993                      Construction Completed 1995

Location:        Reeses Mill, Mineral County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Reeses Mill Bridge over Patterson Creek.  Three span continuous rolled beams.  Total length 164 feet.

Cost:               $750,000              Design Completed 1992                      Construction Completed 1994

 Location:        Cassity, Randolph County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Cassity Bridge over Cassity Fork.  Single 58-ft. span precast concrete box beams.

Cost:   $305,000                          Design Completed 1992                      Construction Completed 1993

Location:        Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Buckhannon Truss Bridge over the Buckhannon River.  Two span continuous welded plate girders.  Counterfort abutment and wingwall at one end.  Total length 147 feet.

Cost:               $1,220,000           Design Completed 1991                      Construction Completed 1994

Location:        Henlawson, Logan County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for replacement of the Buffalo Creek Bridge with a 2‑cell box culvert.  Widened to include turn lane for Chief Logan State Park.

 Cost:               $1,200,000           Design Completed 1991                      Construction Completed 1993

Location:        Pax, Fayette County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for Pax Bridge over Paint Creek.  Two span continuous rolled beams.  Total length 100 feet.

Cost:               $748,000              Design Completed 1989                      Construction Completed 1991

Location:        Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Welch Post Office Bridge over the Elkhorn Creek.  Single 80 feet span welded plate girders.  Structure ties to existing Post Office parking lot.

Cost:   $750,000                          Design Completed 1988                      Construction Completed 1991

Location:        Poca, Putnam County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Poca Bridge over the Pocatalico River.  Two span continuous welded plate girder.  Total length 200 feet.

Cost:               $1,723,000           Design Completed 1987                      Construction Completed 1990

Location:        Rock, Mercer County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Rock Truss Bridge over the Bluestone River.  Three span continuous rolled beams.  Total length 180 feet.

Cost:   $881,000                          Design Completed 1987                      Construction Completed 1990

Location:        Artie, Raleigh County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Artie Post Office Bridge over the Clear Fork.  Single 48-ft. span rolled beam.

Cost:   $300,000                          Design Completed 1987                      Construction Completed 1989

Location:        Agnew, Fayette County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Rich Creek Bridge over the Rich Creek.  Single 40-ft. span precast concrete box beams.

Cost:   $290,000                          Design Completed 1987                      Construction Completed 1989

Location:        Brooklin, Summers County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Madam Creek Bridge over Madam Creek.  Single 43-ft. span rolled beams.

Cost:               $260,000              Design Completed 1986                      Construction Completed 1988

Location:        Vallscreek, McDowell County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Vallscreek Bridge over the Dry Fork. Two span continuous rolled beams.  Total length 100 feet.

Cost:   $300,000                          Design Completed 1986                      Construction Completed 1988

Location:        Canebrake, McDowell County, West Virginia  

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Canebrake Bridge over the Dry Fork. Two span continuous rolled beams.  Total length 100 feet.

Cost:   $350,000                          Design Completed 1986                      Construction Completed 1988

Location:        Garrison, Boone County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Seng Creek Bridge over the Seng Creek.  Single 36-ft. span rolled beams.

Cost:               $150,000              Design Completed 1986                      Construction Completed 1988

Location:        Pine Knob, Raleigh County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for the Peachtree Creek Bridge over Peachtree Creek.  Single 35-ft. span rolled beams.

Cost:   $150,000                          Design Completed 1986                      Construction Completed 1988

Location:        Pettus, Raleigh County, West Virginia

Project:           Design and preparation of contract plans for deck replacement and widening on the Little Marsh Fork Bridge.  Existing substructure utilized with new backwalls and pier caps installed. Total structure length 115 feet.

Est. Cost:        $300,000              Design Completed 2000                      Construction Completed 2001

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Nickelsville Pedestrian Bridge

The Town of Nickelsville recognized the need for a safe passage between the Nickelsville Elementary School and Keith Memorial Park situated directly across State Route 71 from the school. T&L, in conjunction with Hill Studio, led a design team in the preparation of a Preliminary Engineering Report that studied the feasibility of a pedestrian bridge to link the school and the park. In consideration of this concept, T&L set the style of the bridge to act as a backdrop for the memorial. An Enhancement Grant from the VDOT TEA-21 Program was used to fund the program. T&L completed the design of the bridge and construction of the project. The project consisted of:

• An 8’ x 80’ long steel framed covered bridge;
• Handicap accessibility was provided by masonry and concrete ramps at either end;

In addition to design services, T&L also prepared final construction documents for the project including detailed drawings, specifications, contract documents and a final cost estimate.

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Town of Tazewell Route 61

T&L was selected by the Town of Tazewell to provide engineering services for this Locally Administered Project funded with Federal, State and Local money.

The purpose of the project was to improve safety and storage capacity on State Route 61 – a rural road in mountainous terrain – for approximately 0.93 miles. This was accomplished by:

• Widening the pavement from 20 feet to 36 feet;
• Provide a 12-foot center turn lane; and
• Raising the grade through a low area sag curve to improve sight distance at existing commercial entrances.

The project included redesign of commercial entrances to meet the current VDOT Access Management requirements.

Development of plans for the project included:

• plans for roadway,
• utility coordination/relocation,
• stormwater management,
• drainage, phased erosion & sediment control (ES&C),
• maintenance of traffic,
• sequence of construction,
• stormwater pollution prevention,
• pavement marking,
• signage
• environmental permitting for the project

The roadway typical section included:

Both shoulder and curb and gutter sections. Drainage design included both open and closed storm drain systems. A unique component of the drainage design consisted of “slip lining” a deficient bridge structure with a large diameter pipe which will help minimize disruptions to traffic during construction.

Other tasks included conducting a public hearing, meeting with property owners that were donating rights-of-way for the project, bidding and advertising and construction administration services.

T&L’s engineering estimate for this project was $3.8 Million, with the low and high bids ranging between $2.7 Million and $4.4 Million, respectively. The low bid of $2.7 Million was awarded by the Town; therefore the project is significantly under budget. This $2.7 Million project was completed in August 2017.

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TDOT State Route 29

T&L was retained by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to provide professional transportation related services for the State Route 29 (U.S. 27) improvements project.

The project consisted of various field surveys and the design and preparation of preliminary plans for:

• A 2.90 mile section of four-lane divided highway rural section in a new location with a design speed of 70 miles per hour from 0.7 mile south of Westminster Road to State Route 62 in Wartburg, Tennessee.
• The connection at State Route 62 included a trumpet interchange.
• Approximately 4,700 linear feet of side roads and approximately 2,800 linear feet of interchange ramps at the State Route 62 connection.

The project was developed to the Preliminary Plan stage. TDOT conducted a public meeting and the information obtained at the public meeting resulted in relocation of this section of State Route 29 back to the existing alignment.

T&L was subsequently retained by TDOT to provide the following scope of services:

• Surveying and design services for upgrade of 5 miles of two-lane existing State Route 29 roadway to five-lane (center turn lane) urban section roadway with a design speed of 50 miles per hour;
• Curb and gutter and 6,900 linear feet of side roads and both open and closed stormwater conveyances;
• Preliminary design included consideration of both erosion and sediment control and stormwater management facility locations with regard to right-of-way impacts associated with the project.

The project extends from 0.5 mile north of Ray Cross Road and Mossy Grove Road (formerly Westminster Road) to old State Route 62 in Wartburg, Tennessee.

The Right-of-Way Field Review was conducted with TDOT in August 2017. T&L is now the process of finalizing the Right-of-Way Plans.

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I-81 Safety Improvements

Thompson & Litton, in association with AECOM, was selected by VDOT to provide engineering services for the I-81 Corridor Safety and Operational Improvements Design-Build Project in Rockbridge County, Virginia. English Construction Company serviced as the Design Builder for the project.

The project is located in Rockbridge County, Virginia and included the addition of a truck climbing lane in the northbound direction of Interstate 81 from approximate mile marker 195.8 (approximately 0.3 mile south of Route 716) to approximate mile marker 202.5 (approximately 1.5 miles north of Route 710 at Exit 200, Fairfield). The total project length was approximately 6.7 miles including necessary transitions and tapers.

Transportation engineering design services included:

• Truck climbing lane;
• Replacement of three bridges located at Route 716, Route 712 and Route 710,
• Improvements of the existing I-81 northbound left and right shoulders;
• Drainage, erosion and sediment control, and stormwater management;
• Maintenance of traffic plans;
• Upgrades to all guardrails, guardrail transitions and end treatments; and
• Retaining walls required for bridge structures.

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