Williamsburg Bridge Biennial Inspection

American Structural Engineering (ASE) provided one complete team (Team Leader and Assistant Team Leader) out of three teams to perform the inspection of this bridge. ASE team was responsible for performing inspection, preparation of reports, inspecting all active structural and safety flags, inspecting critical and special emphasis members and updating inventory. ASE team performed inspection work on various elements of the bridge.

Project Details: The project includes general bridge inspection, report preparation, inventory and load rating verification/updating, and other miscellaneous work necessary to comply with NYSDOT specifications.

The Williamsburg Bridge connecting the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan consists of a main 1600 ft. long suspension span, side spans which are not suspended spans, plus approach viaduct spans for a total bridge length of 6668 ft. The out-to-out width is 117 ft. The bridge provides 8 lanes of highway traffic on a single level plus 2 transit tracks adjacent to the longitudinal centerline of the bridge.