Author: wendy

Accolades Continue for Picturesque Courtney Campbell Bridge

The Ayres-designed Courtney Campbell Multiuse Trail Bridge continues to attract attention. The 3,258-foot-long pedestrian bridge, which runs adjacent to the busy Courtney Campbell Causeway in Florida, is the cover story in the current edition of the American Society of Highway Engineers’ newsletter, the ASHE Scanner. The bridge provides a safe route from Clearwater to Tampa,… Read More »

Site of Off Ramp Expected to Become Prime Eagle Watching Spot

It’s prime eagle viewing time in the Upper Midwest, and this year bird watchers might have visions of a new viewing site dancing in their heads. Today a slice of land in La Crosse, Wisconsin, along the Black River near its confluence with the mighty Mississippi is bisected by a busy exit ramp connecting eastbound… Read More »

Neither Cold Nor Wind Chills Stop Our Inspectors

Today is a lovely, mild day around our Tampa, Florida, office, home to most of our bridge inspection group. It was 63 degrees with 7 mph winds at 11 a.m., heading for an afternoon high of 65 degrees. But our Wisconsin-based bridge inspectors confronted a very different reality this morning. They were hard at work… Read More »