As part of improvements to the Florida East Coast Railway infrastructure needed to accommodate Brightline’s premium passenger rail service between Miami and Orlando, the Loxahatchee River Bridge required rehabilitation of the 1920s era bascule span to restore it to double track service and replace aging components to ensure reliable operations in the long term.
In this paper, engineers Chuck Davis (Scott Bridge Company), John Williams (WJE), and David Byers (Genesis Structures, Inc.) describe the structural and mechanical construction details required to complete the project.
Presented at the HEAVY MOVABLE STRUCTURES, INC. 20th Biennial Movable Bridge Symposium.
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