Category 3A: Major Highway Structures Over $10 Million Merit Award
2002 The Gene Hartzell Memorial Bridge, S.R. 33 Extension, Easton, Pennsylvania
The Gene Hartzell Memorial Bridge,
S.R. 33 Extension,
Easton, Pennsylvania
Designer:
URS Corporation,
King of Prussia, PA
Contractor:
Dick Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
American Bridge, Corapolis, PA
Frank Casilio & Sons Inc., Easton, PA
The bridge is one element of the S.R. 33 extension project in east central Pennsylvania designed to have a long life and require minimal maintenance. The bridge completes a ring-route around the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton that improves traffic flow and economic development opportunities.