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Category 9 - Highway Improvements on Publicly Owned Land

Award of Merit

Photo: Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge


Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge

Tennessee


Designer:FIGG Engineering Group
Contractor:PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.

The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge is the nation's first segmentally constructed concrete arch bridge. Spanning 502 m (1,648 feet), the double arch structure offers motorists a view from 47m (155 feet) above the valley floor and is one of the final links in the Natchez Trace Parkway project. The bridge's arches are designed to support the deck without evenly spaced spandrel columns, resulting in a picturesque, unencumbered appearance.

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