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Highway 15/640 Interchange

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Project Details

Location

Boisbriand, QC, Canada

Type of Structure

Highway bridge featuring a 146-foot (136 meters) curved bridge and a 295-foot (90 meters) straight bridge (2 spans)

Year(s) of Manufacture

2010

Bridge Opening

2010

General Contractor

Simard-Beaudry Construction Inc.

Engineering Firm

Cima/Genivar/Dessau Consortium

Owner

Quebec Ministry of Transportation

Products and Services

Fabrication of the steel structure (628 tons)

16 box girders

Longest girder: 115 ft. (35 m)

Heaviest girder: 90,000 lb.

Metallizing

Goodco Z-Tech:
186 laminated bearings

14 pot bearings

10 MTQ Type HSS joints (170 linear meters)

3 modular joints (LG-2, LG-3, LG-5)

Description

Construction of an overpass in the scope of the Highway 15-640 overhaul project in Boisbriand, Quebec.

Features

The main challenge of this project was the fabrication of the components for the curved section of the overpass, which represented approximately 60% of the project.

winner

2011 CISC-Quebec Steel Design Award – “Industrial/Bridge” Category

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