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Chief executive officer Robert H. Luffy, P.E. has announced his retirement from American Bridge Company effective December 31, 2010. He has been CEO since 1993. The succession plan in place will result in Michael Flowers, P.E., currently chief operating officer of the company, assuming the role of chief executive officer upon Luffy’s retirement. Luffy began his career at the legendary bridge company as a field engineer on the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in 1972. Since…

(see below for video links) The Mackinac Bridge was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark on August 12, 2010, by the American Society of Civil Engineers to recognize and encourage preservation of landmarks, and to promote historical awareness of civil engineering. American Bridge fabricated and erected the entire 52-span bridge that stretches 18,343’ across the Straits of Mackinac connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. The bridge contains 35 deck truss spans, 14…

American Bridge ranked 82nd on Engineering News Record’s Top 400 Contractors List for 2010, advancing 31 spots from 113th place in 2009. Additionally, AB placed in the following specialized categories: 12th in the Top 20 of Transportation 17th in the Top 50 in Domestic Heavy Contractors 35th in the Top 50 Contractors Working Abroad https://enr.construction.com/toplists/contractors/001-100.asp

New York, NY – American Bridge Company, New York District, has been awarded a $21.3 million contract for the main span rehabilitation of the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge crossing the St. Lawrence River in New York. The contract includes the removal and replacement of the bridge railing, light standards and electrical wiring over the length of the entire structure. For the main suspension spans the work involves removal of the raised concrete sidewalks and removal and replacement…

Tampa, FL – American Bridge Bahamas, Ltd., a subsidiary of the Tampa District of American Bridge Company has been awarded a $31.3 million contract for the construction of the port of Arawak Cay at Nassau, Bahamas. The work involves installation of approximately 2,500 lf of new sheet pile bulkhead a new wharf platform, crane support beams, roll-on/roll-off platforms, marine furnishings. Upland work includes the replacement of an existing water reservoir by a large water tank,…

Baltimore, MD – American Bridge has been selected to receive an Award for Excellence in Concrete Construction by the Maryland Chapter of the American Concrete Institution (ACI) based on their excellent and innovative performance on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation project. This project involves the removal of 193,000 SF of deck in the westbound suspension and through cantilevered truss spans; and replacement with precast, post tensioned units during nighttime lane closures.  The work also…

The Winter Park Canal Replacement project completed by American Bridge in 2001 is pictured in a Wall Street Journal article on April 1, 2010. The article’s focus is the aesthetics of this progressive suburb, of which AB contributed the supply and installation of approximately 4,600 lineal feet of sheet pile canal walls to replace existing deteriorated wood walls. The two canals, Fern and Venetian, are environmentally sensitive links in the pristine Winter Park Chain of Lakes.…

CHINCOTEAGUE — The new bridge under construction at Chincoteague is on schedule for a January opening. Thomas A. Rakowski of the Virginia Department of Transportation told the Chincoteague Town Council recently that despite early delays and adverse weather conditions the past month, American Bridge — the bridge’s main contractor — has been making progress. “We are on line to open the bridge to traffic in mid- to late January,” Rakowski said. Rakowski said the one-way…

Richmond, VA – Following their successful completion of Pier 6 at the New London Submarine base, American Bridge (AB), wins contract worth $35.2 million to construct another pier in Groton, Connecticut, number 31. Over this 25 month project AB will self-perform the demolition of the existing pier, cast in place concrete deck work as well as construct and design temporary work trestles (from which most of the work will be undertaken). Additionally, the 36” steel…

American Bridge/McLean Joint Venture has been selected to receive the “Star Safety Excellence Award, Recognition of Outstanding Safety Performance” from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command for the Pier 11 Replacement project in Norfolk, VA. This award is given only to those companies that have demonstrated a corporate proactive safety posture. American Bridge/McLean Joint Venture has worked over 255,478 man hours on this $102M contract and had zero DART incidents, no safety non-compliance notices or stop…