City of Conrad – Main St Bridge Over Wolf Creek

Project consisted of replacement of an existing 81’ x 20’ steel I-beam bridge with a custom designed 145’ x 32’ continuous concrete slab (CCS) bridge including a decorative concrete railing and overhead lighting.  Research was done to find an aesthetic concrete barrier that was crash approved.  The result was the “Texas Classic Traffic Railing”-the first of its kind to be used in Iowa.  In addition, decorative lights similar to the existing were incorporated into the design, providing a very attractive bridge.  This bridge was awarded the Iowa Quality Initiative Structures Award for the best Cast-in-Place Concrete Slab Bridge on the Local Road System constructed in the State of Iowa in 1999.