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November, 2007

<p><strong>Maryland Approach Spans</strong><br /> Aerial view looking north at the Maryland approach of the Wilson Bridge. The bridges and abutments (where bridge meets land) are part of the Maryland Approach Contract which began in mid-2003 and will be completed by the end of 2008. The graded (light brown area) is for the future pedestrian deck over.</p> <hr /> <p>Notice the cove area to the north of the bridges.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: Trevor Wrayton, VDOT</em></p>
<p><strong>Maryland Approach Spans</strong><br /> View looking east at the old bridge structure. Three sections of pier caps were taken down in early October 2007. They were detonated at night with the majority of the detonation occurring underwater. The remaining old Wilson Bridge will be removed by early next year. The contractor for the Maryland Approached elected to keep the old bridge in place to stage equipment to construct the inner loop bridge; this saved five acres of underwater grasses.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>Maryland Approach Spans</strong><br /> View looking west at the new Wilson Bridge under construction. The first bridge opened in mid-2006 with the second bridge scheduled to open in mid-2008; fully opened by the end of 2008. The old Wilson Bridge has been removed and parts of the bridge (concrete and steel) are being used to create artificial fish reefs in the Chesapeake Bay.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>Maryland Approach Spans</strong><br /> View looking west at the new Wilson Bridge under construction. The first bridge opened in mid-2006 with the second bridge scheduled to open in mid-2008; fully opened by the end of 2008. The old Wilson Bridge has been removed and parts of the bridge (concrete and steel) are being used to create artificial fish reefs in the Chesapeake Bay.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>Maryland Approach Spans</strong><br /> View of the iron workers using an oxy-acetylene lance to cut the remaining steel portions of the old Wilson Bridge. This work was near the Maryland shore-line over the Potomac River. This work is part of the Maryland Approach construction which began in mid-2003 and will be complete by the end of 2008.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: Joseph Romeo </em></p>
<p><strong>Maryland Approach Spans</strong><br /> View looking west at the removal of the old bridge structures. The last sections of pier caps were taken down in November 2007. They were detonated at night with the majority of the detonation occurring underwater. The remaining portions of the old Wilson Bridge will be removed by early next year. The contractor for the Maryland Approached elected (2006 to late 2007) to keep the old bridge in place to stage equipment to construct the inner loop bridge; this saved five acres of underwater grasses.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>Bascule Spans</strong><br /> View looking east from the operators tower. The controls are for the locking/unlocking and opening the eight spans; also included in the controls are backup mechanisms. There is a 15-foot separation between the two bridges. The bridge to the left (under construction) will open to traffic in mid-2008 and fully open by the end of 2008. The operators tower should be fully operational by end of 2007. The new bridges are 25 feet higher than the old Wilson Bridge, which will reduce the openings to 60-65 times a year. The old bridge opened 250 times a year.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>Bascule Spans</strong><br /> View looking north at the installation of the pier protection support. This structure will ensure that no vessels will strike the bascule span when traversing the Potomac River. The current bridge is running traffic in two directions (three lanes per direction). The second Wilson Bridge is scheduled to open in mid-2008 and the configuration will be five lanes in each direction.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: Trevor Wrayton, VDOT </em></p>
<p><strong>Bascule Spans</strong><br /> View looking west at the exterior of the operators house. This construction is part of the bascule (drawbridge) construction which started in 2003 and is expected to be completed by mid-2008.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>Virginia Approach Spans</strong><br /> Aerial view looking southeast at the Woodrow Wilson Bridges. The majority of the tree/green area is Jones Point Park, Alexandria, VA. The Maryland shoreline is in the background. In the foreground is St. Mary’s Cemetery, which was established in the late 1700’s.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: Trevor Wrayton, VDOT </em></p>
<p><strong>Virginia Approach Spans</strong><br /> View looking east at the last large concrete pour for the inner loop bridge near the Virginia abutment (where bridge meets land). This span is set to open in mid-2008 with the bridges fully open by late 2008. Notice the two orange concrete pumps which were set up for this pour.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>Virginia Approach Spans</strong><br /> View looking south at the last concrete pour for the inner loop bridge. The yellow apparatus is called a skreet which smoothes out the concrete. The contractor started in mid-2003 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2008. The majority of the work was completed in Jones Point Park, Alexandria, VA.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>MD 210 Interchange</strong><br /> View looking north at the intersection of MD 414 and Bald Eagle Road. This work is part of the MD 210 Interchange contract which began in 2005 and will be completed at the end of 2007.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>MD 210 Interchange</strong><br /> View looking west at the recently installed landscaping near Oxon Hill Road and Bald Eagle Road. Work for this portion of the MD 210 interchange will be completed by the end of 2007.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
<p><strong>MD 210 Interchange</strong><br /> View looking west at the final preparation for the new Capital Beltway outer loop local lanes between MD 210 and I-295 interchanges. Traffic was switched onto this portion of roadway over the weekend of November 2, 2007. This switch was needed in order for the contractor to work on the outer loop express lanes which is scheduled to open in late 2008.</p> <hr /> <p><em>Photo Credit: PCC</em></p>
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