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Swing Bridge Removal

2021
HPN Engineering
Scope
  • Removing a 136 ft swing bridge over a frozen river​.

  • Devised the process to jack up the bridge and lower it onto barges, where it was then floated 2,000 ft down a frozen river.

  • As foreman, coordinated 12 tradesmen, general labourers and millwrights, to carry out daily operations.

  • Interpreted engineering drawings to determine how to build concrete forms.

  • Learned important hands-on skills and gained experience in looking at projects from an engineering perspective.

Skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Attention-to-detail
  • Team coordination
  • Interpreting engineering drawings
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