DESIGNED, LAUNCHED, AND REMOVED – A FOUR-MONTH CROSSING BUILT FOR -30°C.
Project Type
Temporary Bridge Rentals, Installation, Custom Design Engineering
Location
LaCorey, AB
Surespan, in partnership with Cold Lake First Nations, was responsible for the design engineering, supply, installation, rental, and subsequent removal of a 180 ft × 16 ft L100 steel-girder timber-deck bridge for the Leming Lake Program–Sand River Pipeline Project. The bridge was supported on eight 610 mm diameter steel pipe piles with H-beam pile caps and bearing assemblies and was installed using a single-sided cantilever launch with a 110-ton crawler crane, temporary rollers, and aircraft-wheel equipment. Crews completed the installation in temperatures below −30°C despite steep, rough terrain and restricted lowbed access. Following approximately four months of service, Surespan dismantled and loaded out the bridge and removed the abutment components.
