The bridge in the Albany area is officially named the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, and carries the Interstate 87 highway across the Mohawk River. It was built in 1959 to connect Colonie with Halfmoon, New York. This is actually two bridges, one for north bound traffic and one for south bound. Both bridges made of steel, and have a Through Arch design.
Steel bridge competition is an event that allows Civil Engineering students the opportunity to apply their knowledge about steel design and fabrication to be able to compete against other Engineering students from other Universities.
The design of the 2005 steel bridge is a simple truss for the decking support and the super structure which is strong and lightweight and allows the members to be assembled quickly.
The bridge incorporated the use of a super structure this year, which allows the deflection of the bridge at the center to be reduced.
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