ABSTRACT
The Roebling Steel Mill located in Florence Township, New Jersey is part of an EPA Superfund site and is in the mist of decontamination operations. However, a creek bisects the property and the only viable access to the other side is an abandoned railroad bridge. In October 2008,W.J. Castle, P.E. &Associates, P.C. (CASTLE) was retained to perform an in-depth inspection of the bridge to determine the overall conditions. The EPA wanted to convert the railroad bridge into a roadway bridge able to support vehicles up to 110,000 lbs. Our analysis of the site determined that the bridge could be utilized in the proposed design with minor repairs required to the components.
