A new 366-ft. pedestrian crossing at Villanova University, near Philadelphia, took top Transportation: Best Non-Highway Bridge honors in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 2020 Design Awards program.
A practical solution linking the main campus and residence halls, the bridge embraces Keystone State textures. It comprises 124 beam, spandrel, slab and wall elements from two of Pennsylvania’s top building and transportation precast operators: High Concrete Group of Denver and Northeast Prestressed Products of Cressona. Precast members enabled contractor Neshaminy Construction of Feasterville, Pa. to deploy Accelerated Bridge Construction methods for the main span, confining U.S. Highway 30/Lancaster Ave. closure to two overnight schedules. The contractor likewise limited traffic disruptions for work on vertical conditions by having High Concrete deliver spandrel panels complete with fieldstone inlays.