General Contractor: Sellen
Contract Value: $198,369.00
Description: This 340’ foot long pedestrian bridge connects the Museum of Flight buildings and spans East Marginal Way in Seattle.  The bridge “helps to better circulate visitors and also provides an eye catching icon to the industrial area where the museum is located.” May 2009 Modern Steel Construction.  The bridge was erected in 2 sections with minimum clearance between buildings and beneath live high voltage power lines.   Erection and AESS compliant welds were completed in one 20-hour shift in order to accommodate the City of Seattle’s road closure and lighting constraints.  The project was awarded an AISC IDEAS² award recognizing projects for Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel.