As timber’s use becomes more prevalent in projects in recent times, The Construction Specifier highlights a project from Providence, Rhode Island. The Van Leesten Memorial Bridge, connecting eastern and western Providence, was crafted by a specialized carpentry technique used to shape dense timber into curved form.
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Artist Volkan Alkanoglu designed a timber-and-steel pedestrian bridge, Drift, using methods similar to shipbuilding to span the culvert along Westcreek Drive in Fort Worth, Texas.
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The Denver International Airport (DEN) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the construction of its pedestrian bridge, a 111-m long, 12-m wide freestanding structure that connects the facility’s main terminal with its concourse A building.
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Attention has shifted to investigating the cause of a bridge collapse at Florida International University (FIU) that killed six people and injured many more.
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