1. Historic Rehabilitation and Widening of Ford Street Bridge A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

2. Details about the Project / Owner / Cost / Relevance

3. PROJECT LOCATION

4. Photo’s of 1920 Bridge - Side view - Drive through view

5. Bridge an Important Landmark to Rochester City Entrance

6. Basic 3D Model of the New Bridge

7. Isometric View of the 3D Model Note: This is not a Picture

8. Structural Deficiency

9. Maintain westbound traffic construct south half of bridge

10. Contour’s Self Designed Barge’s being Unloaded in to River

11. Barge being floated to test stability when loaded

12. Completed Temporary Trusses

13. Panoramic view of Bridge

14. Bolt Torque Testing in Progress

15. Stabilizer Installation-1

16. Stabilizer Installation-2

17. Contour’s Head Foreman running the job from Motor Boat

18. Stabilizer Installation-3

19. Dismantling Existing Bridge

20. Dismantling Existing Bridge-2

21. Closer Look at the Stabilizer connection

22. Truss Stabilization step

23. Old Trusses being slide to new location and stabilized

24. Stage 2 Construction

25. Dismantling Other Half of the Existing Bridge

26. Stage 2 construction in full swing

27. Preparing for Jacking Operation

28. Support system at a closer look

29. Can you Imagine this being done?

30. Series of Trucks ready to Deliver

31. Rebar laid ready before pour

32. Underside of New bridge

33. Controlled Paint Removal

34. Majestic overlook of Rochester City Center

35. View from other side of the Bridge Note : This is a Photograph

36. New Year’s Eve on the Bridge

37. Uniqueness for this PROJECT Historic renovation and Bridge extension done Use of temporary trusses in the middle of roadway Steel Contractor Proposing Ingenious method of construction (years of field experience is the key) Never before old heavy trusses being jacked with out a minor disturbance to its structural integrity Installation of Gantry Girder Crane system above a Public roadway….(You won’t believe unless u have seen it)..Lot of passing drivers are scared, whether they are in a road or inside a factory.

38. Acknowledgements My sincere thanks goes to All the CONTOUR Staff & Management Thomas Keener P.E., City of Rochester Bergmann Associates Dr.Stuart Chen., P.E., University of Buffalo Fellow Students My loving wife and cute son