2nd Quarter 2008
Bridges
Spanning the World

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Ohmi-Ohdori Bridge, Japan
Dragon Bridge, Vietnam
Sava Bridge, Serbia
Dobrogea, Romania
Forth Road Bridge, Scotland
Boubyan Island, Kuwait
Baku City, Azerbaijan
Joining India
Pedestrian Bridges
Port Mann Bridge, Canada
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, CA
Washington State Bridges
Florida Bridge Inspections
U.S. 64 Bypass Interchange, NC
Old North Road Bridge, NC
Fields Creek Bridge, WV
Huguenot Memorial Bridge, VA
Sikorsky Memorial Bridge, CT
North Adams Bridge, MA
Bear Mountain Bridge, NY
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, NY
Throgs Neck Bridge, NY
Goethals Bridge, NY/NJ
Secaucus Interchange, NJ
Edison Bridge, NJ
Passaic Avenue Bridge, NJ
Mount Vernon Avenue Bridge, NJ
Bloomfield Avenue Bridge, NJ
Sussex County Bridge K-07, NJ
Rockaway Road Bridge, NJ
 

Rockaway Road Bridge, NJ

Berger was also commissioned by NJDOT to design the replacement for the 318-foot-long, five-span Rockaway Road Bridge over New Jersey Transit's Morristown Line and the Rockaway River in Morris County. Because the original bridge was rated in critical condition, Berger's design replaced it with a wider, more modern structure with improved roadway geometry over the heavily traveled electrified commuter railroad.

The new five-span bridge was constructed of adjacent precast prestressed box beams and cast-in-place concrete deck slab supported by piers with configurations matching the original bridge. The design, in coordination with the New Jersey Historic Preservation Officer, incorporated parapets with architectural details matching the existing structure to address the historic significance of the railroad corridor.