Insights into the design and decision-making processes for retrofitting the Burlington-Bristol Bridge, an aging, signature, moveable bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, featuring a vertical-lift truss. Due to a repainting project, select bridge members required increased capacity to accommodate significant increases in the potential applied wind load as a tarp containment system was proposed on the Tower and Lift Spans. Includes discussion on challenges faced during construction and benefits of applied asset management tools.
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