About the author  ⁄ Ben Nelson, P.E.

Ben Nelson, P.E., is the 520 floating bridge construction manager for KGM, a joint venture comprised of Kiewit, Omaha, Nebraska; General Construction Company, Federal Way, Washington; and Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington. Ben can be reached at ben.nelson@kiewit.com.

Construction of the World’s Longest Floating Bridge

The new Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, which carries State Route 520 (SR 520), is the world’s longest floating bridge, stretching 7,708.5 feet across Lake Washington in Seattle, Washington. Opened to traffic in April 2016, the bridge replaces the previous SR 520 floating bridge, which was completed in 1963 and had reached the end of its useful service life. …

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Oct, 2016 By , and In Feature Comments 2
STRUCTURE magazine