The Kichi Sipi Bridge is a 260 metre long bridge over the Nelson River in northern Manitoba. The owner of the bridge is Manitoba Transportation and Government Services (MTGS), the prime consultant was Earth Tech (Canada) Inc., and the General Contractor was Kiewit Management Co. Ltd. The bridge was constructed in 2003/2004 to provide year-round access to the community of Cross Lake, replacing a seasonal combination of a ferry crossing and ice bridge. The new bridge is a four-span structure with an innovative concrete foundation system supporting steel plate girders and a composite concrete deck. This complex project provided many challenges, including the remote location, increased cost of construction, deep water, and hard basaltic bedrock. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E211426.
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