by Crane Market | Feb 6, 2019 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Massive concrete girders were slowly lifted and eased into place at the site of the new Broad Street bridge under construction downtown Winston-Salem using a Link-Belt crawler and a Liebherr All Terrain Crane supplied by Guy M Turner. Trucks pulling the 60-ton girders...
by Crane Market | Nov 9, 2016 | Constuction & Business News
The UK’s largest bridge project battles fierce weather conditions. Observant commuters on Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge may this month notice a third deck closure taking place on the main balanced-cantilever spans of the new Queensferry Crossing just upriver. And, as...
by Crane Market | Sep 28, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos
VIRGINIA, MN— The Highway 53 bridge and relocation project hit a milestone Sept. 23 when it reached the halfway point. The $230 million project that began last November, with the bridge and roadway scheduled to open to traffic in November of next year, is now 50...
by Crane Market | Sep 11, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment & Construction Videos
Beipanjiang Bridge, the world’s highest bridge crossing the Nizhu River Canyon located in the juncture of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, is 565 meters above the river. It was officially completed on Saturday after three years of construction. As many as 1,000 engineers...
by Crane Market | Jul 12, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
A landmark road bridge over the Marmara Sea opened to traffic in Turkey. The Osman Gazi Bridge, a 2,682-meter long structure, is the fourth-longest suspension bridge in the world and the second longest in Europe. Construction and operation of the bridge was awarded to...