Eads Bridge Rehabilitation

Location

Eads Bridge, St. Louis, MO, USA

Project Size

500,000 sq ft

Completed Date

2016

Prime Contractor

St. Louis Bridge Company

Client

METRO Bi-State Development

Value

$13,000,000

About Project

Opening on July 4, 1874, the Eads Bridge, also known as the “Gateway to the West,” was the first of its kind to be made of true steel in the United States. The bridge is still in use today, with a road deck and pedestrian walkway set above a light rail system connecting Illinois and Missouri.

TIC began rehabilitation work on the bridge in July 2012. Work platforms were installed to reach the multiple levels and architectural archways of the bridge. Barges ferried the deck materials to spud barges staged with 120-foot man lifts used to aid in the work platform assembly.

Due to the pre-existing lead coating, containing the bridge to meet SSPC-Guide 6, Class One containment specifications was imperative, as well as proper ventilation in each project phase. In some areas of the bridge as many as nine coats of paint were abrasive blasted to meet the SSPC SP-10 project requirements.

A three-part coating system of zinc, epoxy and siloxane was chosen as the paint applied. A total of 8,600 gallons of were used on the project.

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