CLIENT
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
LOCATION
Boston, MA
MARKET
Highways & Bridges
SERVICES
Design: Electrical Engineering, Geotechnical Foundations, Structural
Environmental Sciences: Air Quality, Noise & Vibration
Fanny Appleton Pedestrian Bridge Design-Build
STV provided engineering design services to the WSC-Joint Venture of J.F. White Contracting Co., Skanska, and Consigli Construction Co. for a new pedestrian bridge, the Frances "Fanny" Appleton Pedestrian Bridge, named for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s wife. Located on the Boston side of the Charles River, it crosses over Storrow Drive and connects to the Charles River Esplanade, a popular park that hosts the world-renowned Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular every July 4th. It replaced a nondescript and inadequate pedestrian bridge.
The curvilinear, ribbon-like steel bridge consists of 550 feet of continuous girders supported by a signature tubular arch span that gracefully branches to a scenic overlook plaza and curved stairs. With no center piers, it appears to float over Storrow Drive. STV’s work addressed fabrication, constructability and pedestrian-induced vibration performance. The firm worked closely with the design-build team to include cost-effective design modifications, to meet the architectural objectives and to improve constructability and the user experience.
Project Recognition
ARTHUR G. HAYDEN MEDAL
The 2019 International Bridge Conference Awards
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE AWARD
2019 American Architecture Award - Bridges and Infrastructure
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
NATIONAL AWARD
2020 Prize Bridge Award - Special Purpose
American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance
NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARD
2020 Engineering Excellence Award - Structural Systems
American Council of Engineering Companies
FIRST AWARD
Rethinking the Future Awards – Transportation (Built)
Rethinking The Future Architecture Awards